Good Dean of Nursing Bad Pill Mill Providers

This week, Tina is joined by the Dean of Nursing for Samuel Merritt University, Dean Lorna. Together, they discuss several cases of providers all across the country who found themselves in trouble after working at so-called 'pill mills'. They close the show with Tina interviewing Dean Lorna, who tells us all about her fascinating career leading up to becoming the Dean of Nursing for such a prestigious school.   Please support our show by supporting our sponsors! Thank you to Trusted Health for sponsoring this episode. Please go to https://www.trustedhealth.com/gnbn and fill out a profile to help support our podcast and see what opportunities are out there for you! Thank you to our new sponsor Samuel Merritt University. If you’re interested in getting more information on their MSN and DNP programs and scholarships visit them at https://smumsn.com and show them how much you appreciate them for sponsoring our podcast! Thank you to CBD Stat for continuing to sponsor our podcast! If you’re interested in CBD, go to https://www.cbdstat.care/goodnursebadnurse and check them out! And of course our latest sponsor, Eko! Please visit them at https://ekohealth.com and use promo code GNBN for $20 off your purchase of the new Littmann Cardiology IV stethoscope with Eko technology!   Credits “BOP: Federal Inmates by Name.” Www.bop.gov, www.bop.gov/mobile/find_inmate/byname.jsp#inmate_results. FastStats - Drug Overdoses. 2019, www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/drug-overdoses.htm. Nashville Tennessean. “Feds Prosecute Tennessee Pain Clinic Workers as Drug Dealers.” The Tennessean, 16 Nov. 2016, www.tennessean.com/story/money/2016/11/22/feds-prosecute-pain-clinic-workers-as-drug-dealers/94279560/. “Nine Medical Practitioners Indicted in Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Pain Medication as Employees of Breakthrough Pain Therapy Center in Maryville.” Www.justice.gov, 18 Mar. 2015, www.justice.gov/usao-edtn/pr/nine-medical-practitioners-indicted-conspiracy-distribute-controlled-pain-medication. “Pill Mill Owner Sentenced to 39 Years in Prison.” Www.justice.gov, 18 Mar. 2015, www.justice.gov/usao-edtn/pr/pill-mill-owner-sentenced-39-years-prison. “Pill Mill Owner Sentenced to 69 Years in Prison.” Www.justice.gov, 18 Mar. 2015, www.justice.gov/usao-edtn/pr/pill-mill-owner-sentenced-69-years-prison. Satterfield, Jamie. “Doctor for Maryville Pill Mill Draws 10-Year Prison Term.” Knoxville News Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2017, www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2017/02/22/doctor-maryville-pill-mill-draws-10-year-prison-term/98268716/. ---. “East Tennessee Doctors Say Pill-Mill Charges Violate Free-Speech Rights.” Www.knoxnews.com, 22 Apr. 2016, archive.knoxnews.com/news/crime-courts/et-doctors-say-pill-mill-charges-violate-free-speech-rights-3117e459-ec3c-1d89-e053-0100007fb618-376770551.html/. ---. “Feds Prosecute Pain-Clinic Workers as Drug Dealers.” Knoxville News Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2016, www.knoxnews.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/11/22/pill-mill-drug-dealer-prosecutions/94246152/. ---. “Maryville Pill-Mill Nurse Sentenced to 54 Months in Prison.” Knoxville News Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2017, www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2017/01/13/maryville-pill-mill-nurse-sentenced-54-months-prison/96551338/. USA v. Dustin Morgan. , 23 June 2013, www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-tned-3_10-cr-00160/pdf/USCOURTS-tned-3_10-cr-00160-5.pdf. “USA v. Sandra Kincaid, Randy Kincaid, Wendi Henry, and Dustin Morgan.” , 2015. Wade, Wes. “Former Nurse Practitioner at Maryville ‘Pill Mill’ Sentenced to Two Years in Prison.” The Daily Times, 24 Feb. 2017, www.thedailytimes.com/news/former-nurse-practitioner-at-maryville-pill-mill-sentenced-to-two-years-in-prison/article_08911449-9819-5848-b208-d30f9c60832a.html. ---. “Two Former Maryville ‘Pill Mill’ Workers Sentenced on Conspiracy Charges.” The Daily Times, 21 Jan. 2017, www.thedailytimes.com/news/two-former-maryville-pill-mill-workers-sentenced-on-conspiracy-charges/article_92991883-4acf-5186-af47-59fd35cdb8b9.html.