What Happened
A registered nurse and advanced practice nurse working at Seacrest Village in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, was found by the Board of Nursing to have called in multiple phentermine prescriptions under a collaborating physician's name and DEA number without authorization.
The nurse admitted writing phentermine prescriptions for facility staff members and herself using the physician's pre-signed prescriptions. The Final Order of Discipline suspended her registered nurse license and advanced practice nurse certificate for a minimum of three years and imposed a $5000 civil penalty.
What the Record Shows
Registered nurse license and advanced practice nurse certificate suspended for a minimum of three years effective 30 days after filing of the Final Order of Discipline; $5000 civil penalty.
Why It Matters for Diversion Programs
This entry comes from a primary source rather than a federal enforcement release, and it is recorded as reported: The Board found the nurse called in multiple phentermine prescriptions under a collaborating physician's name and DEA number without authorization; she admitted writing phentermine prescriptions for facility staff and herself using the physician's pre-signed prescriptions.. Board and news records are a lagging indicator - by the time a licensing authority or a reporter learns of a diversion, the diversion was normally detected internally first, which makes each entry a signal that inventory reconciliation, waste observation or dispensing oversight failed earlier.