Health & Fitness
Fairfield Nurse Has License Suspended: Report
A total of 12 nurses in the state either had their licenses revoked or disciplined, according to the Connecticut Health I-Team report.
Fairfield, CT — A Fairfield nurse was one of several in the state to be disciplined by the state Board of Examiners for Nursing this week, according to the Connecticut Health I-Team.
Kate Farrish of the I-Team reports that four nurses had their licenses revoked and eight others were disciplined with all but one of the cases connected to alcohol or drug abuse.
The board suspended the license of Dorsey Saunders, who was placed on probation for four years in March for allegedly stealing drugs, including oxycodone and fentanyl, while on duty at Fairview of Fairfield in the Southport section of town, according to Farrish.
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Read the full report, including the other 11 cases from around the state, at the C-HIT website here.
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