What Happened
A registered nurse admitted to diverting Ativan tablets for personal use in 2015 or 2016 by taking them from the PRN supply at Foulkeways at Gwynedd Skilled Nursing Facility.
The Vermont Board of Nursing found that the nurse diverted drugs for unauthorized use and failed to exercise independent professional judgment, while allegations of fraudulent or deceptive procurement and conduct likely to deceive, defraud, or harm the public were not proven. The Board warned the nurse's license and imposed no other conditions or sanctions.
What the Record Shows
License warned; no other conditions or sanctions imposed. Board found Violations Two and Four proven; Violations One and Three not proven.
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: Admitted to diverting Ativan tablets for personal use in 2015 or 2016 on more than one occasion by taking them from the PRN supply at the skilled nursing facility; the Board found this constituted diverting drugs for unauthorized use and failing to exercise independent professional judgment.. 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.