The Texas Board of Nursing (TBON) is exposing, and recommending disciplinary action for, fake nurses operating in Texas.
Kacosa Pleasant took a number of actions to fake her nursing credentials. Ms. Pleasant obtained employment as a Registered Nurse at a Dialysis Center in Lubbock, Texas, from June 10–November 22, 2024, using a fraudulent nursing license. She submitted a fake Affidavit of Graduation from the University of Phoenix to the New Mexico Board of Nursing, which mistakenly issued a multistate RN license under the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC). Ms. Pleasant then used that multistate license to practice in Texas and provided direct patient care as an RN. TBON records show that her previous RN license application had been denied in 2022 when the University of Phoenix confirmed she never attended their nursing program. In November 2024, the New Mexico Board of Nursing revoked her license after confirming the transcripts and education records were fraudulent. Ms. Pleasant has been referred to the Lubbock County District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.
Another fake nurse, Christina Gutierrez, worked as a RN at a home health agency in San Antonio, Texas, from January 2023 – May 2025, using another nurse’s license number and identity. Ms. Gutierrez provided direct patient care to pediatric patients and documented care as an RN. Her vocational nursing license had previously been revoked in 2020 for impersonating another RN. Ms. Gutierrez has been referred to the Bexar County Attorney’s Office in San Antonio for prosecution.
