What Happened
A registered nurse who was a charge nurse in the emergency department self-reported termination from Ascension St.
Vincent Anderson for violating the drug policy by diverting medication wastes for personal use. The nurse enrolled in IPRP in August 2025 and signed a three-year monitoring agreement, with a sober date of August 7, 2025, and a diagnosis of moderate opiate use disorder. The board recommended renewal on probation for the length of the monitoring agreement, along with CEUs and referral of pending criminal charges to the attorney general.
What the Record Shows
self-reported to PLA; terminated; enrolled in IPRP in August 2025 and signed a 3-year RMA; board recommended renewal on probation for the length of the RMA, with CEUs and referral of pending criminal charges to the OAG
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: self-reported diverting medication wastes for personal use; terminated for violating the drug policy. 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.