Bradenton nurse stole patients’ oxycodone ‘to help her get through a shift,’ cops say

A 60-year-old Bradenton nurse working in Sarasota has been charged with three counts of theft of a controlled substance.

According to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, Monica Graham made three separate transactions from the pharmacy’s automated dispensing system to obtain oxycodone, using a coworker’s identification. in early April.

She is additionally charged with two counts of criminal use of personal identification.

Deputies say a further review of the system showed Graham as the highest dispenser of oxycodone in the entire facility, which the sheriff’s office has not named.

According to the arrest report, Graham, in one instance, dispensed 36 pills of oxycodone meant for a single patient while other nurses had dispensed seven combined.

Deputies say Graham admitted to taking the oxycodone for personal use, “to help her get through a shift.”

Graham turned herself into the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday. She was booked into the Manatee County jail where she is on hold for pickup by Sarasota authorities.