Credential Falsification Is a Crime A Registered Nurse, who planned to move to another state, prepared her paperwork to gain a license to practice in that state. Before she could process the paperwork, she became gravely ill and shortly thereafter died. Finding the paperwork in the nurse's locker, a nursing aide sent it in and received CASE STUDY a license in the name of the deceased nurse. The aide then quit her position, assumed the nurse's name, moved to the state, where she took a nursing position using the fraudulently obtained license. As might be expected, having a license and having the skills of a registered nurse are not the same things. After several reports of incompetence and other legal problems, the Florida licensing board was asked to review her credentials. Confirmation of birth and death dates in LEGAL the deceased nurse's home state proved that the license the aide held was obtained by fraud. 1. This seems to be an example of what type of law? 2. Review your specialty practice act for areas concerning credential fraud