Florida Woman Arrested for Posing as a Nurse, Caring for Over 4,000 Patients

Arrest of Autumn Bardisa

• 🚨 A Florida woman, Autumn Bardisa, has been arrested for allegedly posing as a registered nurse.
• 🗓️ She is accused of working at Advent Health Palm Coast for nearly two years, from 2023 to 2025.
• 🏥 Investigators believe she cared for over 4,400 patients during her employment.

Allegations and Investigation

• 🔑 Bardisa allegedly failed the national test to become a registered nurse.
• 🆔 She is accused of using the license number of another nurse with the same first name, Autumn, and claiming a different last name due to marriage.
• 🔍 The scheme was discovered when she was up for a promotion as charge nurse, and a colleague checked her credentials.
• ⏳ The investigation took seven months due to HIPAA laws.

Charges and Outcome

• ⚖️ Bardisa faces 14 charges, including unlicensed practice of a health care professional and fraudulent use of personal identification information.
• 💰 She is being held on a $70,000 bond.
• ✅ Authorities stated that none of the patients in her care were harmed or died.
• 📚 Ironically, after being fired, Bardisa took and passed the licensing exam in early 2025.