What Happened
Denver nurse pleaded guilty to obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and deception and was sentenced to five years of probation after diverting fentanyl from a critically ill patient's care at a Denver hospital.
Reported status: Pleaded guilty; sentenced (2022) to 60 months probation.
About This Entry
This entry reports only what the linked source states. Fields the source does not state (for example the employer type, drug schedule or a sentence) are left out rather than inferred, so it is shorter than the registry's fully analysed cases.
Related Guidance
- Hospital Diversion Prevention Checklist — Self-assessment covering the controls that detect and deter diversion.
- 15 Red Flags of Drug Diversion — Behavioral and recordkeeping indicators of diversion.
- Investigation Playbook — How to run an internal diversion investigation.
- Employee Screening & Fitness for Duty — Screening and vetting for staff with controlled substance access.