Nurse accused of stealing drugs from nursing home
Laura Morrow, 36, indicted on forgery, fraud, theft charges
UPDATED 6:31 AM EDT Apr 30, 2014
Nurse accused of stealing drugs from patients
POLICE SAY AN AREA NURSE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF HER JOB... AND THE ELDERLY.. ALL TO FUEL HER DRUG HABIT. TONIGHT, SHE'S FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES.. AND SHE'S OUT OF WORK. WLKY'S LAUREN ADAMS HAS MORE ON THIS STORY. LAUREN? LAURA MORROW WORKED AT A NURSING HOME IN MT. WASHINGTON FOR JUST A FEW DAYS BEFORE STAFF THERE BECAME SUSPICIOUS AND CALLED AUTHORITIES. BUT AN INVESTIGATION BY THE BULLITT COUNTY DRUG TASK FORCE REVEALED MUCH MORE. Nats pills LA: HYDROCODONE, OXYCODONE, AND OXYCONTIN.....POLICE NOW BELIEVE IT'S WHAT 36 YEAR OLD LAURA MORROW WAS AFTER WHEN SHE TOOK A JOB AT THIS MOUNT WASHINGTON NURSING HOME BACK IN NOVEMBER. Nat: 2805 mm: 3:37:20 she just started as an r.n.... LA: AND ONE WEEK INTO THE JOB, LT. MIKE MURDOCH WITH THE BULLITT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS MORROW'S NEW BOSSES AT GREEN MEADOWS HEALTH CARE WERE ALREADY SUSPICIOUS. NEW TO THE JOB AND THE FACILITY, SHE INSISTED ON DISTRIBUTING PILLS TO PATIENTS ON HER OWN: 2805 mm: 3:37:56 she knew what she was doing is what she stated to them so they didn't follow her around and they started noticing discrepancies the next day. LA: POLICE SAY MORROW WAS ABLE TO GET 26 DOSAGES OF NARCOTICS IN 5 DAYS.....FORGING THE NAMES OF 9 DIFFERENT NURSES, POCKETING DRUGS SHE CLAIMED TO HAVE DISPENSED. MURDOCH SAYS THAT SAME POLICE INVESTIGATION REVEALED MONTHS BEFORE- STARTING BACK IN FEBRUARY, MORROW WAS DOCTOR SHOPPING FOR THOSE VERY SAME DRUGS, EVEN GETTING 2 PRESCRIPTIONS FOR HYDROCODONE ON THE SAME DAY. 2808 3:43:05 once your body adapts to it you need more and more....MURDOCH SAYS THE NURSE HAD AN OBVIOUS ADDICTION...BUT WHAT'S WORSE- HE SAYS HER PATIENTS HAD NEEDS THAT WERE OVERLOOKED: 2805 mm: 3:35:34 it's her job to make sure they're taken care of and she was def. doing wrong and hurting several families. WHILE THIS INVESTIGATION OCCURRED LAST FALL LAURA MORROW WAS ONLY RECENTLY INDICTED ON CHARGES OF FORGERY, FRAUD, AND THEFT OF A CONTROLLED SUSBTANCE. SHE HAS NOT BEEN ARRESTED BUT WILL BE IN COURT NEXT TUESDAY TO FORMALLY ANSWER TO THOSE CHARGES. LAUREN ADAMS, WLKY NEWS.
A nurse is accused of taking advantage of her job and elderly patients to fuel her drug habit, authorities said.
Laura Morrow, 36, worked at a nursing home in Mount Washington for just a few days before the staff became suspicious and called authorities.
An investigation by the Bullitt County Drug Task Force revealed Morrow sought hydrocodone, oxycodone, and OxyContin, the sheriff’s department said.
“She just started as (a registered nurse in November),” said Lt. Mike Murdoch of the Bullitt County Sheriff's Office.
One week into the job, Morrow’s new bosses at Green Meadows Health Care were already suspicious, Murdoch said. New on the job and the facility, Morrow insisted on distributing pills to patients on her own, authorities said.
“She said she didn’t need anybody going with her – she’d done it before, she knew what she was doing – is what she stated to them so they didn’t follow her around,” Murdoch said. “And they started noticing discrepancies the next day.”
Morrow allegedly stole 26 dosages of narcotics in five days by forging the names of nine different nurses and pocketing drugs she claimed to have dispensed, Murdoch said.
The investigation also revealed Morrow was doctor shopping for the same drugs in February 2013, Murdoch said. She even got two prescriptions for hydrocodone on the same day, he said.
“Once your body adapts to it, you need more and more,” Murdoch said
Morrow’s patients had needs that were overlooked, he said.
“Some of these people may not be able to say what kind of pain they’re in, and it’s her job to make sure they’re taken care of, and she was definitely doing wrong and hurting several families,” Murdoch said.
Morrow was recently indicted on charges of forgery, fraud and theft of a controlled substance.
She has not been arrested, but will be in court next Tuesday to formally answer to the charges, authorities said.
Laura Morrow, 36, worked at a nursing home in Mount Washington for just a few days before the staff became suspicious and called authorities.
An investigation by the Bullitt County Drug Task Force revealed Morrow sought hydrocodone, oxycodone, and OxyContin, the sheriff’s department said.
“She just started as (a registered nurse in November),” said Lt. Mike Murdoch of the Bullitt County Sheriff's Office.
One week into the job, Morrow’s new bosses at Green Meadows Health Care were already suspicious, Murdoch said. New on the job and the facility, Morrow insisted on distributing pills to patients on her own, authorities said.
“She said she didn’t need anybody going with her – she’d done it before, she knew what she was doing – is what she stated to them so they didn’t follow her around,” Murdoch said. “And they started noticing discrepancies the next day.”
Morrow allegedly stole 26 dosages of narcotics in five days by forging the names of nine different nurses and pocketing drugs she claimed to have dispensed, Murdoch said.
The investigation also revealed Morrow was doctor shopping for the same drugs in February 2013, Murdoch said. She even got two prescriptions for hydrocodone on the same day, he said.
“Once your body adapts to it, you need more and more,” Murdoch said
Morrow’s patients had needs that were overlooked, he said.
“Some of these people may not be able to say what kind of pain they’re in, and it’s her job to make sure they’re taken care of, and she was definitely doing wrong and hurting several families,” Murdoch said.
Morrow was recently indicted on charges of forgery, fraud and theft of a controlled substance.
She has not been arrested, but will be in court next Tuesday to formally answer to the charges, authorities said.
Read more: http://www.wlky.com/news/nurse-accused-of-stealing-drugs-from-nursing-home/25725804#ixzz30fEMC9HK
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