What Happened
A registered nurse working at Grand Strand Medical Center in Horry County was arrested after allegedly unlawfully obtaining medications at the facility, according to arrest warrants obtained from the Department of Public Health.
The nurse was charged with three counts of theft of controlled substances and nine counts of violation of drug distribution law Warrants allege that on some dates between Jan 10 and April 11 the nurse unlawfully obtained a quantity of oxycodone, hydromorphone and fentanyl, and was also accused of furnishing false material or omitting material from a required document. The warrants state the whereabouts of the medication could not be accounted for, and the nurse was released on a $12,000 bond.
What the Record Shows
Arrested and charged with three counts of theft of controlled substances and nine counts of violation of drug distribution law; released from J. Reuben Long Detention Center on a $12,000 bond.
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: Charged with theft of controlled substances after allegedly unlawfully obtaining quantities of oxycodone, hydromorphone and fentanyl on dates between Jan. 10 and April 11 while working as a registered nurse; also accused of furnishing false material or omitting material from an application, report or other required document, and the whereabouts of the medication could not be accounted for.. 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.