Nurse sanctioned for identity theft and job abandonment

An Iowa nurse accused of identity theft and job abandonment has had her license placed on probation.

State records show that in September 2025, registered nurse Jamie Lyn Jorgensen, 38, of Ankeny, provided her employer with a series of notes, purportedly signed by her physician, to excuse her from work obligations. The notes and signatures were later determined to have been forged, according to the Iowa Board of Nursing.

In addition, the board alleges, on Oct. 8, 2025, Jorgensen left her shift at an unspecified care facility without properly notifying a supervisor or having someone to take over the care of her patients. A patient had what the board describes as “an anaphylactic issue” — anaphylaxis typically signals a severe and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction — and the patient was left to treat themselves by self-administering a drug using an EpiPen.

The board charged Jorgensen with falsifying records related to nursing, committing an act that might adversely affect a patient’s welfare, leaving a nursing assignment without proper notification, and failing to properly safeguard patient medications.

In addition to the disciplinary charges, Jorgensen was criminally charged with felony forgery. She later pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of identity theft, which resulted in a deferred judgment that will result in the case being expunged from public court records after the successful completion of one year’s probation.

To resolve the licensing board charges, Jorgensen recently agreed to a settlement with the Board of Nursing. The agreement stipulates that Jorgensen’s license will be placed on probation for two years, and that she must complete 60 hours of educational training on ethics.