One word for this....nutcase...patients needing pain relief received saline instead ....BD
MINNEAPOLIS — A Mankato hospital suspended a nurse for tampering with its stock of fentanyl, a powerful pain medication, and has notified 335 patients that they may have received saline instead of the intended drug.
There's no indication yet that any patients suffered ill effects, Dr. Greg Kutcher, the president and CEO of Immanuel St. Joseph's Mayo Health System, said Monday.The hospital said its investigation found the nurse would open new vials of fentanyl, withdraw the contents and replace it with sterile saline solution. The employee self-administered fentanyl later, according to a press release from the hospital.
Hospital workers found empty fentanyl vials in a wastebasket Feb. 25. The hospital launched an investigation, and within eight days identified the nurse as a culprit.Kutcher said the case had been referred to authorities for possible charges. The hospital did not identify the nurse.
So what else is new? Someone pinching the Fentanyl. Wow! This is the most incredibly abused drug in the world, if you can get your hands on it.
ReplyDeleteThe only variation in this story is whether it is an anesthesiologist, CRNA, or nurse. This nurses career is over. Now go and look for the other providers doing the same thing who simply will be discovered on another day.
What makes this story news, is that it was publicly disclosed. For each one of these, I'd wager 20 are discovered, terminated, handed over to the licensing authorities, and kept quiet.
Thank you for the insights here..you might be right on the money with your observations...what was the nurse doing with the drug...her/his own habit?
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