NMDOJ charges ‘imposter nurse’ who treated hospice patients in Albuquerque

NMDOJ charges ‘imposter nurse’ who treated hospice patients in Albuquerque 
KRQE News, Albuquerque, NM; by Fallon Fischer; 8/28/25 
A certified nurse assistant in Albuquerque is facing charges for allegedly stealing the identities of three nurses and illegally providing care to hospice patients, and in one case, almost causing one patient to die via a morphine overdose, according to the New Mexico Department of Justice. This week, a Bernalillo County grand jury issued an indictment against April Guadalupe Hernandez, 26, for 19 counts of misconduct including identity theft, nursing without a license, fraud totaling approximately $40,000, abuse of a resident, violations of the Nursing Practice Act and more. “To exploit trusting patients in their most vulnerable moments is unconscionable,” Attorney General Raúl Torrez stated in part, in a news release.