"BEFORE THE ARIZONA STATE BOARD OF NURSING
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION FOR THE ADVANCED PRACTICE CERTIFICATION OF AND PROFESSIONAL NURSE LICENSE NO.: RN092768 AND ADVANCED PRACTICE CERTIFICATE NO.: AP0856 ISSUED TO:
LISA FRANCES SIMS
APPLICANT/RESPONDENT [...]
A complaint charging LISA FRANCES SIMS ("Applicant/Respondent") with violation of the Nurse Practice Act has been received by the Arizona State Board of Nursing ("Board" [...] Based on the evidence before it, Board makes the Following Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law: [...]
2. In or about May 2006 Applicant/Respondent accepted employment as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner at Verde Valley Guidance Clinic, Cottonwood, Arizona [... The] Applicant/Respondent did not apply for or receive certification in the specialty area from the Board. Applicant/Respondent practiced until in or about June 2007 without board certification in the specialty area.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
Pursuant to A.R.S. 32-1606, 32-1663 and 32-1664, the Board has subject matter and personal jurisdiction in this matter.
The conduct and circumstances described in the paragraphs above constitute sufficient cause pursuant to A.R.S. 32-1663 (A) as defined in A.R.S. 32-1601 (16) (d), (h) and (j) to deny Applicant/Respondent certification as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner."
Source: Arizona State Board of Nursing Licensure & Certification, "IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION FOR THE ADVANCED PRACTICE CERTIFICATION OF AND PPROFESIONAL NURSE LICENSE NO.: RN092768 AND ADVANCED PRACTICE CERTIFICATE NO.: AP0856 ISSUED TO: LISA FRANCES SIMS, APPLICANT/RESPONDENT."
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