Former VA nurse admits stealing prescription drugs

PROVIDENCE – Lisa M. McManaman, 47, of Providence, a former registered nurse in the intensive care unit of the Providence VA Medical Center, pleaded guilty earlier this month to stealing prescription drugs from the center and failing to disclose on her employment application with the VA that she was previously terminated from a similar position at another hospital in Rhode Island.

At the time of her guilty plea, McManaman admitted to the court that on dozens of occasions between May 2015 and October 2015, she used an override feature of an automated medication dispensing system to obtain controlled-substance pills, including oxycodone and morphine, which were not prescribed to patients, according to a press release from U.S. Attorney Peter F. Neronha.

According to court records, in the month of September 2015 alone, McManaman used the override feature of the AMDS 19 times and removed approximately 240 controlled-substance pills that were not prescribed to patients.

McManaman also admitted to the court that she provided false information on her VAMC job application. •

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