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Title: Portland Nurse Convicted After Stealing Drugs From Patient
Post by: okarol on September 12, 2007, 04:19:40 PM
Portland Nurse Convicted After Stealing Drugs From Patient

 7:42 pm PDT September 11, 2007

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A Portland nurse who swapped a patient's Vicodin pills with Tylenol was convicted Tuesday.

Jennifer Green worked at a dialysis center in Portland when she stole pain medication from a client, according to authorities.

As part of her duties at the center, she performed medication reviews for clients.

In 2005, she called a client and asked him to bring in his medication to the dialysis center. Instead of reviewing the medication, authorities said, Green took the patient's Vicodin for her own use and then replaced it with over-the-counter Tylenol.

As a part of Green's sentencing and plea Tuesday, she was prohibited from holding a state license as a nurse.

She was also sentenced to 10 days in jail, placed on three years probation and required to serve 160 hours of community service. Some of the other terms of her sentence include undergoing drug evaluations and mental evaluations.

http://www.kptv.com/news/14094679/detail.html
Title: Re: Portland Nurse Convicted After Stealing Drugs From Patient
Post by: goofynina on September 12, 2007, 09:25:06 PM
Damn, what a stupid thing to do.  I am glad she was caught, can you imagine all the ones that do get away with crap like this??  :banghead;
Title: Re: Portland Nurse Convicted After Stealing Drugs From Patient
Post by: Lulu on September 12, 2007, 09:27:19 PM
WHat a dumbass nurse!!! It is too easy to your hands on that stuff, why steal it.
Title: Re: Portland Nurse Convicted After Stealing Drugs From Patient
Post by: angela515 on September 12, 2007, 10:41:41 PM
I would notice if my Vicodin were replaced with Tylenol.. b/c I would still be in agonizing pain... then I would have to hun this b*tch down and kick her a$$ and get my pills back.

 :thumbdown; Her.