In October 2016 the Mississippi Board of Nursing revoked the license of a registered nurse. The disciplinary summary cites two grounds: the statutory provision covering a nurse who is addicted to or dependent on habit-forming drugs or has misappropriated any medication, and unprofessional conduct in possessing, obtaining, furnishing or administering drugs to any person, including self, except as legally directed.
The summary does not describe the medication involved, the practice setting, or how the conduct was detected. The first ground is written in the alternative, so the summary alone does not establish whether the Board relied on dependence, misappropriation, or both.
The revocation ended the nurse's authority to practice in Mississippi. The summary does not indicate whether the action followed a contested hearing or was accepted by agreed order.