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9/27/25
A staff nurse at University of Iowa Health Care has been sanctioned for allegedly showing up for work twice while impaired by alcohol or drugs.
The Iowa Board of Nursing alleges that on September 4th and 6th of last year, registered nurse Brycen Allen Meyer of Fairfax arrived for work at the UIHC Urology Clinic on Hawkins Drive while impaired by alcohol and/or “substances not prescribed” to him. The board also alleges Meyer engaged in “unwelcomed physical contact with another staff member” when he grabbed a co-worker’s wrist.
The board has charged Meyer with practicing nursing while under the influence of alcohol, marijuana, or illicit drugs, and engaging in behavior that is contradictory to professional decorum.
To resolve the case, Meyer recently agreed to a settlement that calls for him to accept a warning from the licensing board and to participate in the Iowa Practitioner Health Program, which assists individuals with substance abuse or alcohol issues.
The full story from Iowa Capital Dispatch can be found here.