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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Hospital nurse accused of diverting fentanyl from CHI Health St. Elizabeth
2023-04
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Nebraska Lincoln, NE |
CHI Health St. Elizabeth | fentanyl | Allegedly took fentanyl from the hospital and improperly accounted for fentanyl waste in medical records; an audit found fentanyl checkouts with discrepancies in May and June 2022; a urine test was positive for fentanyl according to court documents. | not stated | Charged with acquiring a controlled substance by fraud; arrest warrant issued; not yet arrested; resigned from the position. | none documented | source |
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Nursing home director of nursing used pre-signed prescription pads to divert hydrocodone
2023-04
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Alabama Montgomery, AL |
nursing home | hydrocodone | Used pre-signed prescription pads left by the facility's medical director to fax fraudulent prescriptions to the facility's pharmacy, then received and kept the narcotics from the pharmacy's courier instead of administering them | not stated | Pleaded guilty to Theft of Property Second Degree; sentenced to 18 months in community corrections and surrendered nursing license | none documented | source |
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Missoula Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Diverting Opioids Flagged by Distribution Audit
2023-03-22
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Montana Missoula, Montana |
Hospital (St. Patrick Hospital) | Oxycodone, hydromorphone, hydrocodone, fentanyl, morphine | Ordered opioids at above-peer rates and diverted hospice-style waste amounts by substituting saline before disposal | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 3 years' probation (March 2023) | none documented | source |
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Kansas Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Fentanyl and Hydromorphone Vials
2023-03-13
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Kansas Overland Park, Kansas |
Menorah Medical Center (Overland Park, KS) | Fentanyl + hydromorphone | Removed vials from dispensing cabinet, refilled with substitute liquid | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced Mar 2023 to 18 months | none documented | source |
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Kansas hospital nurse sentenced for tampering with fentanyl and hydromorphone vials
2023-03-13
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Kansas | Hospital in Overland Park, Kansas | Fentanyl and hydromorphone | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | 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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Virginia Nurse License Suspended Over Roanoke-Area Hospital Opioid Diversion
2023-03
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Virginia Roanoke and Blacksburg, Virginia |
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, VA; LewisGale Hospital, Blacksburg, VA | Opioids | Took pain medication from patients reporting severe pain, falsely documented it had been administered, and used the diverted opioids herself while on duty; did not disclose a prior termination from a senior living facility to either hospital | not stated | Virginia Board of Nursing suspended the nursing license, reported March 2023 | none documented | source |
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Vermont registered nurse's license conditioned after attempted diversion of medications from a facility medication cart
2023-02-27
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Vermont | Health care facility (unnamed in order) | Medications (unspecified) | not stated | Registered nurse | not stated | none documented | source |
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