February 19, 2005: Washington State: Nurse Sentenced For Rape Of Disabled Girl:"An eight-and-a-half-year sentence for a registered nurse who raped his disabled patient. The 12-year-old victim is mute and a quadriplegic who needs around the clock attention. Her family hired Raymond Hughes to care for her, but back in April, her mother found evidence of the rape."
http://www.kxly.com/common/getStory.asp?id=42458

Not exactly an example of Nursing in it's finest moment. One has to wonder if this person had a past criminal record and if this could have been avoided.

I was surprised to learn that most state boards of nursing rely on "voluntary" reporting of criminal history when renewing licenses. Like that's really going to happen.

Andrew Lopez, RN
http://www.4nursing.com