Wilton RN Disciplined by State Nursing Board

WILTON, CT — The state Board of Examiners for Nursing this week disciplined eight nurses, including a Wilton resident.

The board suspended the license of Kathryn Y. Ford, an RN from Wilton, who was accused of using cocaine, marijuana and heroin to excess from January 2017 to August of this year.

State records also show that RN Heather Breen of Wallingford tested positive for an amphetamine in February, March and May and falsified a medical record. Breen had also stolen morphine, oxycodone and hydrophone while working at Bridgeport Hospital and abused the drugs to excess, records show.

In both cases the board found that their continued practice as a nurse posed a threat to public safety.