'Fake nurse' arrested in Florida after seeing more than 4,000 patients
She is accused of submitting false documentation and providing a licence number belonging to a nurse with the same first name who was employed by AdventHealth at a different hospital.
The Sheriff's Office said she had explained the discrepancy by claiming she had recently got married and had changed her surname. She was asked to provide her marriage licence but never did.
In January, Bardisa was offered a promotion. A colleague reported her to authorities when they realised her nursing assistant licence had expired.
Her contract was then terminated and a seven-month criminal investigation was launched.
Detectives carried out an arrest warrant for her for seven counts of practicing a health care profession without a licence and seven counts of fraudulent use of personal identification information.
She was arrested, wearing scrubs, at her home on 5 August.
"This woman potentially put thousands of lives at risk by pretending to be someone she was not and violating the trust of patients, their families, AdventHealth and an entire medical community," said Sheriff Staly.
The Sheriff's office has set up a dedicated email address, fakenursecase@flaglersheriff.com, for people who believe they have been treated by the 29-year-old.
Bardisa has been remanded in custody at Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility, where she is being held on a $70,000 (around £52,000) bond.
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