The Brief

PALM COAST, Fla. - The woman arrested Tuesday for allegedly posing as a registered nurse at a Florida hospital and providing care to thousands of patients without a license did attend college, according to Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly.

On Wednesday, during a news conference about Autumn Bardisa's arrest, the sheriff said the 29-year-old graduated from Rasmussen University in March 2022. However, he noted that Bardisa took the state nursing licensing exam, but failed it.

He added that she eventually passed the exam in early 2025, shortly after being fired from the hospital.

The backstory:

Bardisa is facing seven charges of practicing a healthcare profession without a license and seven counts of fraudulent use of personal identification – corresponding to the seven m

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