Nurse charged with stealing pills while taking care of hospice patient

05/27/24 at 03:00 AM

Nurse charged with stealing pills while taking care of hospice patient 
Fox56; by Emily Cherkauskas; 5/22/24
Pennsylvania State Police say a registered nurse stole hundreds of prescription pills while taking care of a hospice patient. According to Pennsylvania State Police, on Feb. 12, troopers were contacted by the director of operations at the Amedisys Home Health / Hospice Care. Troopers were told that Registered Nurse Ashley Laura Miller, 36, of Mohrsville, had become a suspect in the theft and diversion of Oxycodone and Ativan prescriptions. ... [Upon] the passing of the patient, an additional nurse noted that 200 Oxycodone and 30 Ativan pills were missing from the narcotics count. ... On Wednesday, May 22, Miller was arraigned with bail set at $5000.

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