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May 01, 2025 - 7:00 PM
A BC nurse, previously caught swiping narcotics from work, has again been caught swiping narcotics from work.
According to an April 24 BC College of Nurses and Midwives decision, the unnamed registered nurse was caught "diverting narcotics from wastage" and taking the drugs while not at work.
The pilfering of the drugs took place from November 2023 to February 2024, when the registered nurse was already placed on conditions having taken narcotics from work previously.
The decision doesn't give any idea of what quantity of the drugs the nurse swiped, or what conditions they were under when the incidents happened. No name or where they worked is given in the decision.
The nursing regulator said the nurse was diagnosed and admitted to a "causal relationship" with narcotics and they agreed to apply with treatment recommendations.
The registered nurse avoided a suspension but will be supervised.
"The (nurse) has agreed to be medically monitored for five years and to return to nursing practice with limits on their practice, which restrict them from accessing and/or handling opioids, benzodiazepines, and controlled substances and the 'zed' class of drugs, and provide further limits for a safe return to practice," the decision read.
It's unknown how these conditions differ from the conditions they was previously under.
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The nursing regulator said it recognizes that nurses and midwives, like members of the public, may grapple with health issues that may impact their ability to practice safely, competently and ethically.
"BC College of Nurses and Midwives expects that (nurses and midwives) will work only when they are fit to do so and will remove themselves from practice when they are unwell," the decision read.
In the last few years, numerous nurses have been caught taking narcotics from work.
Last month, a BC nurse was suspended for a week for stealing narcotics and working while high.
Another nurse also received a week's suspension after she swiped the drugs and then falsified medical records to cover it up.
Last September, a nurse who replaced the narcotics they'd taken with over-the-counter medication, also received a one-week suspension.
In 2023, the College handed out a three-month suspension after it found a nurse who'd been stealing narcotics for seven years.
In the current case, the registered nurse signed a consent agreement admitting to their behaviour.
The College said it's satisfied the terms of the consent agreement will protect the public.
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