Incident 33857

A nurse, one of three, was charged in Warren County Common Pleas Court with theft of drugs and illegal processing of drug documents.

The nurse will face potential sanctions that could include the loss of her nursing license through the Ohio Board of Nursing.

She is accused of taking patients’ painkillers and using them herself, according to Fornshell.

She is scheduled for arraignment Dec. 7 in Warren County Common Pleas Court.

None had retained lawyers, according to court records. They could not be reached for comment.

This nurse is alleged to have stolen Hydrocodone, Methadone and Oxycodone and falsified records while working at the Carlisle Health Manor in Carlisle. “She was doing it on a daily basis,” Fornshell said.

She faces 11 counts each of theft of drugs and illegal processing of drug documents. The charges involve eight victims, but the investigation involved “a few dozen” patients and a longer time period, according to the prosecutor. This nurse allegedly documented “future applications,” then took the drugs, Fornshell said.