What Happened
A school nurse in Rhode Island took possession of a controlled-substance medication that had been discontinued for a student in the nurse's care.
The Rhode Island Department of Health received a complaint in September 2022. The nurse later admitted to an Investigative Committee that the medication was taken for personal use, citing a shortage of the nurse's own similar prescription.
What the Record Shows
Appeared before an Investigative Committee of the Board of Nurse Registration and Nursing Education on Mar 18, 2024, and admitted to the conduct; issued a reprimand under a consent decree.
Why It Matters for Diversion Programs
This entry is recorded as reported by news coverage of the Rhode Island Department of Health's disciplinary record, which quotes the underlying consent decree: Took possession of a student's discontinued controlled-substance medication for personal use after the prescription was discontinued. 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.