What Happened
A hearing officer recommendation found that a licensed practical nurse, while working at the Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill in 2008, ingested several prescription medications without telling her supervisor.
The recommendation also described a March 2010 incident in which the nurse was found with Adavan in her pocket that should have been administered to a patient but was claimed missing, and found a pattern of theft and consumption of controlled substances. The Board suspended the license for five years, ordered monthly random drug screens, and required 12 continuing education hours.
What the Record Shows
Board suspended the license for five years, required monthly random drug screens, and required 12 CEs (6 in ethics, 6 in substance abuse)
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: ingested several prescription medications without telling her supervisor; was found with Adavan in her pocket that should have been administered to a patient but was claimed missing; Hearing Officer found a pattern of theft and consumption of controlled substances. 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.