NC nurse falsified medical records, committed fraud, complaint alleges
A Greensboro nurse committed fraud when she falsified notes and patient records as part of a scheme with a patient’s mother, a complaint by her employer to the North Carolina Board of Nursing alleges.
Nurse Mary A. Walton, then employed by Maxim Healthcare, was assigned to exclusively care for one patient between March and June 2022.
In August 2022, Walton messaged the patient’s father on Facebook and “voluntarily disclosed information suggesting she and [the patient’s] mother were involved in fraudulent activity related to nursing work and payments,” an order from the board states.
In an audio recording provided to Maxim Healthcare by the patient’s father in April 2025, Walton reportedly admitted to falsifying notes and being paid to perform care she did not give. Walton indicated she split those funds with the patient’s mother, according to the board’s recounting of Maxim’s complaint.
Between April 27, 2022, and June 2, 2022, Walton documented and signed 27 comprehensive nursing notes, including assessments, vital signs, medication administration and intake/output. Those notes indicated the patient’s mother was involved in care throughout Walton’s shifts.
During an investigation by Maxim Healthcare, Walton and the patient’s mother denied the allegations. But Walton later admitted falsifying records and splitting payments with the mother to assist her “with lawyer fees during a custody case,” the board’s order states.
Walton, now 34, was also convicted on DWI charges in Guilford County in 2019 and did not report the conviction to the board in subsequent license renewal applications. She could not be reached for comment.
The board issued Walton a formal reprimand Monday, June 1, and ordered her to complete continuing education credits on ethics, professionalism and boundaries.
Walton was first issued a nursing license in 2015.