The Star Tribune’s “When Nurses Fail” investigative series examined how Minnesota disciplines nurses who violate their licenses by harming patients, stealing narcotics, practicing while impaired or committing other misconduct. The stories showed how the state puts patients at risk by giving multiple chances to many of these nurses. The newspaper also revealed how nurses can continue to commit drug-related misconduct while under state monitoring, and it identified flaws in the background checks that allow nurses with records of problems to obtain licenses and jobs.
