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Former IA nurse diverted pain meds from 50 women in labor for own use
Women in labor received saline instead of pain meds, according to plea An Iowa nurse who stole pain medication from about 50 women in labor at a Waterloo hospital pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court. [...]
Puyallup nurse admits to tampering with medication, infecting patient with hepatitis C
An outbreak of hepatitis C among Good Samaritan emergency room patients has been linked to a nurse injecting herself with the drug and then using the same needles on patients. A former emergency department nurse [...]
IL pharmacy employee accused of stealing drugs
A pharmacy worker in Evansville is facing felony drug charges after the state Attorney General’s office says she stole narcotics from her employer. Officials say 53-year-old P. Huckelby worked at Select Specialty Hospital. Investigators say [...]
NC nurse accused of stealing 600 vials of Dilaudid from hospice facility arrested
A Greensboro nurse who was wanted for allegedly stealing 600 vials of a controlled substance from a hospice facility in Burlington was arrested on Monday, according to a Burlington Police Department news release. In late [...]
Kentucky nurse allegedly worked under the influence for 9 months
A Kentucky nurse is facing 52 criminal charges after she was found leaving a nursing home intoxicated and replacing morphine with water and blue food coloring, the Lexington Herald Leader reported Sept. 4. A. Hall, [...]
Ex travel nurse gets diversion, 30 days for drug theft
A former Johnson City Medical Center (JCMC) travel nurse will spend 30 days in jail after pleading guilty to stealing narcotics that were meant for patients in 2021. Jacqueline Brewster, of Belfry, Ky., will be [...]
Nurse Apprehended for Fentanyl Theft at South Florida Hospital
A male nurse who was recently hired at a South Florida hospital has been arrested after being caught in an elaborate scheme to steal fentanyl. According to police, 38-year-old E. Valentin, who was employed as [...]
MA Nurse pleads guilty to stealing drugs from hundreds of patients
A former Boston nurse pleaded guilty to stealing hundreds of doses of opioids from an emergency room locked drug cabinet in 2019. Andrea Falzano, 39, pleaded guilty to withdrawing morphine, fentanyl and hydromorphone 412 times [...]
New Hampshire hospital fined $2M in missing fentanyl case
Keene, N.H.-based Cheshire Medical Center will pay $2 million in connection with an incident in which gallons of fentanyl solution were lost or unaccounted for in a four-month period. The investigation began after a nurse [...]
Former NH nurse reaches plea agreement in drug diversion case
A former Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital nurse from Windsor will plead guilty to federal charges she pilfered drugs while working at the Lebanon hospital but will avoid immediate jail time under plea agreement reached [...]