What Happened
A registered nurse was the subject of an investigation into allegations that the nurse diverted and used fentanyl while working as an agency nurse assigned to a hospital in Watertown, Wisconsin.
The Board of Nursing had not determined whether any statutes or rules were violated. The nurse agreed to an interim suspension of the privilege to practice as a registered nurse in Wisconsin pending final resolution of the disciplinary matter.
What the Record Shows
Interim order accepted; privilege to practice as a registered nurse in Wisconsin under the Nurse Licensure Compact suspended during the pendency of the disciplinary matter, effective 10/12/2023.
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: Alleged diversion and use of fentanyl while working as an agency nurse assigned to a hospital located in Watertown, Wisconsin; the Board had not determined whether any statutes or rules were violated.. 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.