A former nurse, Jaclyn McQueen, 44, of Dedham, received a three-year probation sentence Tuesday for diluting liquid oxycodone syringes with water at a Dedham rehabilitation center where she worked.
McQueen pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product in January.
From approximately February through May 2020, McQueen worked as a registered nurse at a rehabilitation center in Dedham that provided long-term chronic and post-acute care to patients.
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In her capacity as a nurse, McQueen had access to oxycodone, a Schedule II narcotic, prescribed to patients at the rehabilitation center.
During her work shifts, McQueen removed liquid oxycodone from syringes intended for use by patients, consumed the oxycodone herself and refilled the syringes with water to avoid detection. McQueen returned the diluted syringes to the medication carts where they could have been administered to patients.
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The announcement of the sentencing was made by Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy, Special Agent in Charge of the FDA’s Office of Criminal Investigations Fernando McMillan, and Massachusetts Department of Public Health Commissioner Robert H. Goldstein.
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