(Photo courtesy of the Iowa Board of Nursing)
An Iowa nurse accused of sleeping on duty and practicing while under the influence of alcohol or drugs in 2024 will retain her full licensing privileges, despite three arrests this year.
In June 2025, the Iowa Board of Nursing charged Jodi Lynne Kneisel of Mason City with practicing nursing while under the influence or while impaired by the use of legitimately prescribed drugs; with engaging in behavior that is contradictory to professional decorum; and with pleading guilty to, or being convicted of, a crime related to the profession of nursing or a crime would impact the licensee’s ability to practice…