(Iowa Capital Dispatch) An Iowa nurse landed a job in a Fremont County nursing home last fall, six weeks after Nebraska officials revoked his nursing privileges for incompetence, using drugs while on duty, and posing a significant risk to public safety.
The nurse, Raymond DeLeon of Glenwood, who has since been arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine, recently agreed to refrain from practicing in Iowa while state licensing officials continue their investigation of the matter.
Nebraska state records indicate DeLeon, a 66-year-old licensed practical nurse, was working at Douglas County Health Center, a 254-bed nursing home in Omaha, in February 2024 when the facility received what the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services calls “photographic evidence of DeLeon using illicit controlled substances.”…