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Nurse Diverts Narcotics Meant for Veterans, Raises Concerns Over Patient Safety

by Alice Benjamin, MSN, ACNS-BC, FNP-C HARTFORD, Conn. – A former nurse at the West Haven VA Medical Center has been sentenced to two years of probation, including six months of home confinement, for diverting narcotics intended for veterans in her care. Tara Severino, 58, pleaded guilty to obtaining controlled substances by fraud or subterfuge […]