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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Labor & Delivery Nurse Stole Pain Meds from 50+ New Mothers
2024-03-27
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Iowa Waterloo, Iowa |
Labor & delivery nurse, Waterloo, Iowa hospital | Controlled substances incl. fentanyl — vial tampered with saline | Diverted medication meant for new mothers to herself; falsely charted doses as administered | not stated | Pleaded guilty Oct 12, 2023; sentenced Mar 27, 2024 to 1 yr + 1 day + 3 yrs supervised release | none documented | source |
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Boston-Area ER Nurse Sentenced for 412 Unauthorized Opioid Withdrawals
2023-11-15
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Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts |
Hospital emergency department | Morphine, fentanyl, hydromorphone | 412 unauthorized cabinet withdrawals billed to 299 already-discharged patients over ~5 months. The 412 unauthorized withdrawals were tied to 299 discharged patients. | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 3 months' imprisonment and 1 year supervised release (Nov. 2023) | none documented | source |
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Iowa Nurse Pleads Guilty to Diverting Fentanyl from Waterloo Hospital via False Wasting
2023-10-11
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Iowa Waterloo, Iowa |
Hospital, Waterloo, Iowa (part of a multi-hospital network) | Fentanyl, hydromorphone, and morphine | Falsely documented wasting full vials after patients purportedly refused the drug, then diverted the undocumented remainder for personal use | not stated | Pleaded guilty, October 2023, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa; nursing license forfeited; sentencing pending | none documented | source |
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VA nurse pleaded guilty to stealing fentanyl, morphine and hydromorphone
2023-10
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Colorado Aurora, CO |
Denver Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System | fentanyl, morphine and hydromorphone | stealing fentanyl, morphine and hydromorphone from the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Denver | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 14 months in prison | none documented | source |
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Janesville Hospital Nurse Sentenced for Tampering With Fentanyl Vials
2023-09-14
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Wisconsin Janesville, Wisconsin |
Hospital | Fentanyl | Withdrew fentanyl, substituted saline, resealed vial stoppers with glue, and returned tampered vials to the dispensing cabinet | not stated | Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment and a $30,000 fine (Sept. 2023) | $30,000 (criminal fine) | source |
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Hospital nurse tampered with fentanyl vial, replacing drug with saline
2023-09
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South Dakota Pierre, SD |
a Chamberlain hospital | fentanyl citrate | Tampered with a vial of fentanyl citrate stored by the hospital: removed the fentanyl for injection and replaced most of it with saline solution, then returned the tampered vial to storage knowing the diluted fentanyl could be dispensed to surgical patients for severe pain. | not stated | Sentenced to two years of probation on September 11, 2023, for obtaining a controlled substance. | none documented | source |
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Ardmore ICU Nurse Pleads Guilty to Replacing Patients' Pain Medication With Tap Water
2023-08-31
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Oklahoma Ardmore, Oklahoma |
Hospital intensive care unit | Fentanyl and hydromorphone | Emptied vials, refilled with tap water, and returned them to the controlled storage locker for use on ICU patients | not stated | Pleaded guilty to tampering with consumer products (Aug. 2023); sentencing pending | none documented | source |
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Sioux City Nurse Pleads Guilty to Stealing Opioids from Hospital Employer
2023-08-31
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Iowa Sioux City, Iowa |
Hospital, Sioux City, Iowa | Fentanyl, morphine, hydromorphone, and hydrocodone | Diverted drugs intended for patients and falsified controlled-substance disbursement log entries to conceal the shortage | not stated | Pleaded guilty, August 30, 2023, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa; sentencing pending | none documented | source |
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