What Happened

A nurse was caught stealing vials of fentanyl from a Madison hospital in 2015.

The nurse said she had wanted to get help long before she was caught diverting and had not reported herself to the state Her nursing license was later fully reinstated.

What the Record Shows

nursing license fully reinstated

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: stole vials of fentanyl from a hospital; said she had wanted help before being caught diverting. 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.

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