What Happened
A registered nurse working at a Chamberlain hospital was sentenced for obtaining a controlled substance.
Between June 19 and September 11, 2021, the nurse tampered with a vial of fentanyl citrate stored by the hospital, removed the fentanyl for injection and replaced most of it with saline solution. The nurse returned the tampered vial to storage knowing the diluted fentanyl could be dispensed to surgical patients to treat severe pain. The nurse was sentenced to two years of probation on September 11, 2023.
What the Record Shows
Sentenced to two years of probation on September 11, 2023, for obtaining a controlled substance.
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: Tampered with a vial of fentanyl citrate stored by the hospital: removed the fentanyl for injection and replaced most of it with saline solution, then returned the tampered vial to storage knowing the diluted fentanyl could be dispensed to surgical patients for severe pain.. 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.