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Florida nurse arrested after patient's family accuse her of stealing fentanyl

Headline from WFLA

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A 54-year-old nurse was arrested after an investigation revealed she was stealing medication from a critically ill patient, the Port St. Lucie Police Department said. Leslie Ann Pope, of Jupiter, was working in the Intensive Care Unit at Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital when …

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  1. FOX 13 Tampa

    Florida nurse accused of stealing fentanyl from ICU patient’s IV (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    Police arrested a Florida nurse after a patient’s family member reportedly caught her stealing fentanyl from a critically ill patient's IV infusion at Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital. ICU fentanyl theft investigation A patient’s family member reported seeing Leslie Ann Pope, 54, of Jupiter, use …

  2. WFLA

    Florida nurse arrested after patient's family accuse her of stealing fentanyl (opens WFLA)

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    TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A 54-year-old nurse was arrested after an investigation revealed she was stealing medication from a critically ill patient, the Port St. Lucie Police Department said. Leslie Ann Pope, of Jupiter, was working in the Intensive Care Unit at Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital when …

  3. New York Post

    Florida ICU nurse accused of stealing fentanyl from critically ill patient’s IV (opens New York Post)

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    Footage reviewed by detectives show Pope manipulating protective caps on the IV equipment, the outlet reported.

  4. Breitbart News

    Police: Florida Nurse Accused of Stealing Fentanyl from Critically Ill Patient's IV Infusion (opens Breitbart News)

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    A now former ICU nurse in Florida has been accused of stealing fentanyl from a patient's IV infusion in June and charged with three felonies in the case.

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