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Danbury Nurse Stole Oxycodone From Employer, DCP Says: Report
The nurse's license was suspended Wednesday, along with three others statewide.

DANBURY, CT — The license of a city nurse was suspended by the state's Board of Examiners for Nursing, according to the Connecticut I-Health team. The LPN license of Jennifer Ressa was suspended after the state Department of Public Health received a report that Ressa had taken Oxycodone from her employer.
The a report from the state Department of Consumer Protection said that while working at Geer Village in Canaan, Ressa took the drugs while working as a nurse. She also admitted to "self-medicating" with alcohol and was sentenced for drunk driving.
She entered outpatient therapy but has not provided state officials with documents proving her sobriety, the report says. Three other nurses were also suspended Wednesday.
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