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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Rhode Island School Nurse Took Possession of a Discontinued Controlled-Substance Medication Prescribed to a Student
2024-03-18
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Rhode Island Rhode Island |
School, Rhode Island | A controlled-substance medication (discontinued student prescription) | Took possession of a student's discontinued controlled-substance medication for personal use after the prescription was discontinued | not stated | Admitted conduct to Investigative Committee Mar 18, 2024; reprimanded under a Board of Nursing consent decree | none documented | source |
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Licensed practical nurse removed controlled substances from workplace while also working under a suspended license and submitting a fraudulent Board letter
2023-03
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Georgia | her workplace | Controlled substances (specific drug not stated in the source) | Removed controlled substances from her workplace, in addition to working as an LPN while her license was suspended and drafting a fraudulent letter purportedly from the Nursing Board | not stated | License revoked by the Georgia Board of Nursing; revocation upheld by the Court | none documented | source |
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Pharmacy technician admitted to theft of controlled substances from her employer; credential revoked
2022-11
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Louisiana | her employer | controlled substances | admitted to the theft of various controlled substances from her employer | not stated | credential revoked; prohibited from applying or reapplying to practice or assist in the practice of pharmacy | none documented | source |
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Registered nurse accused of diverting controlled substances from Wisconsin health care facilities
2021-03
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Wisconsin Waukesha, WI |
multiple health care facilities in Wisconsin | controlled substances | Alleged diversion of controlled substances from facilities for personal use and repeated improper administration and wasting of controlled substances; complaints also alleged obtaining and ingesting steroids without a prescription, stealing saline syringes, impairment at work, and failed reasonable suspicion drug tests. | not stated | Interim order suspending the registered nurse license pending final resolution; the nurse voluntarily agreed not to practice in Wisconsin or under multistate privileges during the investigation. | none documented | source |
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Assisted living facility nurse diverted Vicodin from a resident for personal use
2021-02
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Wisconsin Sturgeon Bay, WI |
an assisted living facility | Vicodin | Diverted Vicodin from a resident for personal use on April 30 and May 1, 2019. | not stated | License suspended for an indefinite period; suspension may be stayed upon compliance with conditions including treatment, monitoring, and practice limitations. | none documented | source |
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Virginia Nurse License Suspended Over Roanoke-Area Nursing Home Opioid Diversion
2020
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Virginia Roanoke and Lynchburg, Virginia |
Pheasant Ridge Nursing and Rehab Center, Roanoke, VA; Central Healthcare, Lynchburg, VA | Opioids | Diverted opioids for personal and unauthorized consumption across multiple healthcare employers, including LewisGale, Carilion, and a home-health agency | not stated | Virginia Board of Nursing suspended the nursing license, reported as 2020; source states only the year | none documented | source |
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Registered nurse alleged to have diverted controlled substances from a rehabilitation facility in Burlington
2019-12
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Wisconsin Burlington, WI |
a rehabilitation facility (Facility B) | controlled substances | Alleged to have diverted controlled substances from the facility on or around December 3, 2019. | not stated | License surrender accepted; final decision and order dated September 10, 2020; no petition for reinstatement for at least one year and $632 costs before any application is considered. | none documented | source |
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Pain Clinic Nurse Accused of Replacing Stolen Fentanyl Vials
2019-10-31
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Michigan Greenville, MI |
Outpatient pain management clinic (Michigan Pain Consultants, Greenville, Michigan) | Fentanyl | Stole vials of liquid fentanyl after hours, refilled them with saline, and falsified administration records to conceal the loss | not stated | Michigan LARA summary suspension order, October 31, 2019, following the nurse's admission | none documented | source |
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