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SYRAC– USE, N.Y. — A Syracuse woman who stole painkillers from a nursing home patient has turned in her nursing license.
Antoinette Muhl, a licensed practical nurse, stole hydrocodone tablets from a patient in 2015 while working at the Sunnyside Care Center in East Syracuse. As a result she was convicted of petit larceny, a misdemeanor, in 2016 in Manlius town court, and sentenced to a conditional discharge.
Muhl also was accused of failing to administer medications to five patients in 2016. As a result she was convicted in Minoa village court of willful violation of health laws, a misdemeanor.
Nurses and other licensed health professionals convicted of crimes are charged with professional misconduct by the state.
The state Education Department charged Muhl with two counts of professional misconduct — practicing with negligence and having been convicted of a crime.
In a signed agreement with the state, Muhl admitted guilt to the charges.