An Iowan who lost his teaching license 10 years ago over allegations of inappropriate conduct with a student is now facing a two-year suspension of his nursing license.
In June 2025, the Iowa Board of Nursing filed disciplinary charges against licensed practical nurse Michael David Suplee, 36, of Prairie City, accusing him of engaging in “repeated verbal or physical conduct which interferes with another health care worker’s performance or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment.” The board also charged Suplee with engaging in behavior that is contradictory to professional decorum.
According to the board, at some undisclosed time in the past Suplee was working as a nurse at VIA Carlisle — a nursing home now known as Accura Healthcare of Iowa — when he “acted inappropriately toward colleagues in a manner that warrants discipline.”…