Iowa nurses issued warnings for on-the-job drug or alcohol use

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: August 24, 2026

Words: 975

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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State regulators have issued warnings to four Iowa nurses for allegedly using drugs or being impaired while working in hospitals and other care settings.

The Iowa Board of Nursing recently charged Wendy Jones, also known as Wendy Hackett and Wendy Hockett — board records give both spellings — with practicing nursing while under the influence or while impaired, and with failing to properly document or perform the disposal of medications.

The board alleges that on …

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