Nurses Series

IN THE CARE OF A CRIMINAL

A Tribune investigation finds gaps in the regulatory system that keeps nurses convicted of crimes ranging from child abuse to assault out of our hospitals.

Abuse, threats mark Hanford nurse’s history

Vocational nurse Carole Elaine Rose was convicted of child abuse and battery against her 17-year-old son and was once arrested for allegedly threatening to kill patients at a Hanford nursing home.

Nipomo nurse’s drug problem preceded assault on her husband

Several years after Nipomo nurse Margaret Troutman was licensed in 1986, she began stealing prescription painkillers from Marian Medical Center to feed a drug habit, according to state records.