COVID-19 ICU nurse wins top award, or is it a hoax?

A woman who cares for COVID-19 patients in ICU is honored for her work, but then gets suspicious.

YOU GET HONORED FOR YOUR HARDWORK.ONE WOMAN IS WONDERING IF IT ISREALLY AN AWARD IF THEY WANT TOCHARGE YOU HUNDREDS OF DOLLARSFOR IT!CONSUMER REPORTER JOHN MATARESEINVESTIGATES.

SO YOU DON’TWASTE YOUR MONEY.00-0505-15(ALTERNATE LEDE FOR FLORIDASTATIONS WFTS, WPTV, WFTX, WTXL,AND WSFL)WE HAVE ACAUTION ABOUT PROFESSIONALAWARDS.WHERE YOU GET HONOREDFOR YOUR HARD WORK.ONE SOUTH FLORIDA WOMAN ISWONDERING IF IT IS REALLY ANAWARD IF THEY WANT TO CHARGE YOUHUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR IT!CONSUMER REPORTERJOHN MATARESE INVESTIGATES.

SOYOU DON’T WASTE YOUR MONEY.NURSING HONOR OR HOAX?===================(JOHN ON CAM)NURSES IN THE ER ORI-C-U ARE AMONG THE HARDESTWORKING PEOPLE OF THISPANDEMIC....TREATING PEOPLE EVERY DAY WHOHAVE COVID 10.SO AN HONOR WOULD BE AGREAT THING...BUT IS IT REALLY AN HONOR?---------------ANDERSON NORTH IS AFRONT LINE I-C-U NURSE....WHO CONTACTED USAFTER RECEIVING WHAT APPEARED TOBE AN AWARD FOR HER BRAVE WORK.(SOT/ CHYRON BURNED INTO ZOOMGRAPHIC)"I just got done with work, andchecked my mail, and it was fromAmerica’s Top Nurse, likeAmerica’s Top Model."THE GROUP SAID IT WASAN "exclusive opportunityreserved for a select group ofnurses..."ANDERSON FELTSPECIAL.(SOT)It’s my calling, and just to beappreciated and get that, thatlittle thing."(MATARESE FIELD STANDUP)IT’S BEEN A TOUGHYEAR FOR ANDERSON, AND NURSESLIKE HER, DEALING WITH COVIDPATIENTS EVERY DAY.SO SHE WAS THRILLED TO BEHONORED FOR HER WORK, UNTIL SHEREAD THE DETAILS.(SOT)"They asked for a membership.And they need your credit cardinformation.

And there’s anannual membership."AMERICA’S TOP NURSEIS PART OF THE "INTERNATIONALNURSES ASSOCIATION"... A TRADEGROUP THAT’S GENERATED MORE THAN80 COMPLAINTS AT THE BETTERBUSINESS BUREAU.COMPLAINTS SAY THESO-CALLED "PRESTIGIOUS NURSINGAWARD" TURNED OUT TO BE ACREDIT CARD CHARGE RANGING FROM400 TO 800 DOLLARS...AND THEIRNAME IN AN ONLINE BOOK.IT’S NOTAFFILIATED WITH THE WELLRESPECTED "AMERICAN NURSESASSOCIATION."WE CALLED ANDEMAILED THE ISLIP, NEW YORKBASED GROUP....BUT NO ONE GOTBACK TO US.(SOT)"As much as nurses do to helpother people, that’s justunfair."IT’S NOT A SCAM....BUT MANY NURSES SAY IT’S NOTMUCH OF AN AWARD.(JOHN ON CAM)NO MATTER WHATPROFESSION YOU ARE IN.... IF YOURECEIVE AN INVITATION FOR ANAWARD OR