What Happened
Two former nurses at Trinity Home Health/Hospice in Minot, North Dakota, were accused of diluting nursing home patients' medications and administering morphine instead of hydromorphone.
The text states they were reported to the North Dakota Board of Nursing in 2014 and voluntarily surrendered their nursing licenses after admitting to drug-diversion allegations An investigation of records for 104 patients found multiple instances of drug diversion, and police charged suspects with Endangering a Vulnerable Adult, Conspiracy, and Theft of Property; warrants were issued.
What the Record Shows
Charges across suspects include Endangering a Vulnerable Adult (B felony), Conspiracy (C felony), and Theft of Property (C felony); two former nurses voluntarily surrendered their nursing licenses after admitting to the drug-diversion allegations; arrest warrants were issued.
Why It Matters for Diversion Programs
This entry comes from a news source rather than a federal enforcement release, and it is recorded as reported: Allegedly diluted nursing home patients' medications; administered morphine instead of hydromorphone; brought unused medication back to the office after a patient died and ingested it; investigation found multiple instances of drug diversion.. 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.