The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland offices at Blackrock, Co Dublin: The nursing board inquiry was conducted in private. Photograph: Eric LukeA nurse who developed an addiction and removed controlled drugs for personal use from a cabinet in the hospital she worked in has been found guilty of professional misconduct.
On Monday, High Court president Mr Justice David Barniville confirmed a decision of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland that she be censured in writing and that conditions be attached to her registration. The court heard she admitted to removing the drugs from the storage cabinet on four dates in May 2018.
As a result of a complaint from the hospital’s director of nursing and, following an inquiry, the NMBI decided to censure her and attached conditions that she abstain from alcohol and any non-prescription medicines for two years and that she attend a physician every three months for drug and alcohol tests. She must also inform her employer and any prospective employment of the decision.