What Happened
Registered nurse was booked April 26, 2021 on counts including cruelty to the infirmed, possession of Schedule II controlled substances and theft, accused of taking hydrocodone, oxycodone, morphine and fentanyl from hospice patients in July and August 2019.
Reported status: Charged (2021); charges are allegations, no conviction reported in the source; Louisiana State Board of Nursing.
This entry records a charge or arrest. A charge is an allegation, not a finding of guilt, and the source does not report a conviction.
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.