"Nurse" wins powerball

Father, Daughter Claim Powerball Prize

Russ Ankeney and Jessica Traylor, a father and daughter from Randleman in Randolph County, NC, were excited to see their numbers come up in a recent Powerball drawing.

Their ticket matched all five white balls but...

MSNBC Also states Jessica Traylor is a nurse. Interestingly enough, North Carolina has no one named Jessica Traylor licensed as a nurse. Either the news got it wrong or someone is full of it. Last edit by sirI on Jul 9, '10 : Reason: edited for copyright purposes
Maybe she's a CNA. The news is not good at discerning the difference.

I have found it to be true that a lot of people that are CNAs/HHAs/PCAs/techs will call themselves "nurses." I have also seen many LPNs identify themselves as simply "nurses", whiles RNs usually say they are "RNs". Also FYI she could be licensed in another state. The Federal government specifically allows you to work in any state with any license from any other state. I suppose technically to say that she wasn't a nurse, you would have to search all 50 state BONs.

Quote from november17Father, Daughter Claim Powerball PrizeMSNBC Also states Jessica Traylor is a nurse. Interestingly enough, North Carolina has no one named Jessica Traylor licensed as a nurse. Either the news got it wrong or someone is full of it.

Or maybe her license is under a different name? For instance, a maiden name, or first husband's last name, etc. My EMT license is hyphenated, so unless you know my maiden name it's hard to find me.

I'm a little puzzled as to what your motivation was for confirming her licence - is this just a habit that you have whenever a nurse in the news? I could understand wanting to confirm it if the story was about her practice, but whatever her job is, I'm sure she's properly qualified to play and win the lottery.PS When I saw the thread title I thought it was about that game where you shoot paintballs at people

Quote from CNL2BI have found it to be true that a lot of people that are CNAs/HHAs/PCAs/techs will call themselves "nurses." I have also seen many LPNs identify themselves as simply "nurses", whiles RNs usually say they are "RNs". Also FYI she could be licensed in another state. The Federal government specifically allows you to work in any state with any license from any other state. I suppose technically to say that she wasn't a nurse, you would have to search all 50 state BONs.

Who cares? The reporter made a mistake.

Quote from CNL2BI have found it to be true that a lot of people that are CNAs/HHAs/PCAs/techs will call themselves "nurses." I have also seen many LPNs identify themselves as simply "nurses", whiles RNs usually say they are "RNs". Also FYI she could be licensed in another state. The Federal government specifically allows you to work in any state with any license from any other state. I suppose technically to say that she wasn't a nurse, you would have to search all 50 state BONs.

First thing I thought when I saw this was "Nice, someone can walk away from this often dreadful career."Then I got thinking, and one thing I can assure you of is: If I won the lotto, I would not in a million years announce it. From what I understand, when you claim the prize, you can choose to remain anonymous. I would be clicking that option for sure. Too many desperate families out there looking for an easy paycheck. They'd see a nurse who once had their grandmother won the lotto and oh boy.............all of a sudden her new onset A-fib is your fault.

How do you look up someone's license? I would suggest looking it up using her dad's last name

Why would the OP even have thought about looking up her license?

Quote from eriksolnFirst thing I thought when I saw this was "Nice, someone can walk away from this often dreadful career."Then I got thinking, and one thing I can assure you of is: If I won the lotto, I would not in a million years announce it. From what I understand, when you claim the prize, you can choose to remain anonymous. I would be clicking that option for sure. Too many desperate families out there looking for an easy paycheck. They'd see a nurse who once had their grandmother won the lotto and oh boy.............all of a sudden her new onset A-fib is your fault.