Nurse Reports Doctor’s Bad Practices, Faces Charges
A Texas nurse who thought she was doing the right thing in reporting a doctor that was practicing bad medicine is now standing trial for â??misuse of official informationâ? and could face serious jail time. The prosecution claims that Anne Mitchell has a history of making â??inflammatory commentsâ? about Dr. Rolando G. Arafiles Jr.; Mitchell says that it is her obligation as a nurse to report Arafiles to the Texas Medical Board after she witnessed a pattern of â??improper prescribing and surgical procedures.â? Mitchellâ??s attorneys say she should be protected under state whistleblower laws.


