What Happened
Kelsey Ann Baxter, 33, a nurse from Evansdale, Iowa, was sentenced January 4, 2023 to federal prison after pleading guilty July 19, 2022 to obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, deception or subterfuge, for taking pain medication from a Waterloo nursing home resident; her Iowa nursing license was forfeited.
Reported status: Pleaded guilty; conviction date 2022-07-19; sentenced (2023); terms are in the source.
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.