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State allowed drug-stealing nurse to keep practicing


State allowed drug-stealing nurse to keep practicing
A drug-addicted nurse caught stealing medications twice is allowed to keep her license for nearly four years.
WILLIAMS BAY, Wis. - A drug-addicted nurse is caught stealing pain pills meant for patients first in Beloit, then in Williams Bay. Nearly four years later, we found her still working (and still fully licensed) at a nursing home in Janesville. Now, the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) is proposing changes because of what the FOX6 Investigators uncovered.
For nearly a year, health care workers across the state have been greeted at work by signs that remind them they are the heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic. They risk their lives to treat patients infected with a potentially deadly virus. But like those in any line of work, nurses sometimes battle another demon substance abuse and that can put patients at risk. ....

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COVID-19 Response, Plan Review Process Improvements, PDMP Accolades Among Year-End Highlights for Department of Safety and Professional Services


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COVID-19 Response, Plan Review Process Improvements, PDMP Accolades Among Year-End Highlights for Department of Safety and Professional Services
 
MADISON, Wis. –   Despite the challenges that 2020 presented, the Department of Safety and Professional Services concludes a second successful year under the leadership of Secretary-designee
Dawn Crim. For most of the year, DSPS supported the state’s pandemic response while maintaining services and improving certain operations. The agency served a critical role in preparing the health care system for the unique demands of COVID-19 and took important steps to keep the construction industry on track and state credential holders at work. ....

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