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Nurse banned for life, loses license after forging opioid prescriptions
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· July 12, 2026
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Key points The nurse, who is 41 years old, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance by deception. The incident occurred in Kansas City, Kansas, where the nurse worked at a hospital.
A nurse has been banned for life from federally funded hospitals and lost her license due to forging opioid prescriptions. The incident occurred in Kansas City, Kansas, where the nurse worked at a hospital. The nurse, who is 41 years old, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance by deception.
She stole a prescription pad and DEA number from a nurse practitioner and used the information to write forged prescriptions for relatives. Further details about the case are available from the source, including the timeline of events and the types of prescriptions that were forged.
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Category: News Published: July 12, 2026 Source: KGNS — Sitewide Reading time: 1 min
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