The Washington state Board of Nursing has taken disciplinary action against two nurses practicing in Thurston County.
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License suspended for nurse who failed to comply with alcohol monitoring program
In November, the Board of Nursing indefinitely suspended the registered nurse license of Michael Anthony Sherbun after he failed to comply with a monitoring program that would have allowed him to keep his license.
Sherbun had lied on his credential application in September 2023 saying he had never been charged with a crime, when in fact he had an October 2022 DUI case out of Thurston County District Court and another DUI offense out of Marysville in December 2022.
The results of the Washington State Patrol’s toxicology test for the 2022 Thurston County DUI case showed that Sherbun had a .22 blood alcohol content at the time of that incident, according to the Board of Nursing.
In April 2025, Sherburn entered an agreement with the Board of Nursing that allowed him to keep his credentials if he participated in an alcohol monitoring program. Sherburn tested positive for alcohol on April 21, 2025, and withdrew from the monitoring program in May 2025, according to the Board of Nursing.
Sherburn’s license was suspended indefinitely on Nov. 26.
Nurse who deleted oxycodone prescription records placed on 18-month probation
In December, the Board of Nursing and Rebecca Suzanne Taylor entered an agreed order on Taylor’s registered nurse and advanced registered nurse practitioner licenses.
Between approximately December 2023 and September 2024, Taylor wrote prescriptions for oxycodone in a patient’s name and deleted the prescriptions from the electronic medical record once they were processed, according to the Board of Nursing.
The agreement entered in December places Taylor’s licenses on probation for at least 18 months. Taylor can petition for reinstatement only after the 18-month probation is up, and after she has completed course work in the areas of medical ethics, controlled substance prescribing, and medical record keeping.
