Tennessee nurse stole and consumed her patient's pain meds before having her ...

Tennessee nurse, 41, has her license revoked after stealing patient's opioid medication and getting high on the pills at work Suspended nurse Misty Hoke, 41, was seen slurring her speech and acting oddly at Vantage Point Assisted Living in Ashland City, Tennessee on Sept. 19, 2018 She was forced to resign the same day after an investigation revealed she was stealing and getting high on one of her patient's pain meds  Five days prior, one of her female patients told other Vantage Point staffers she was in a 'great deal of pain' after she didn't get her scheduled pain pill The Tennessee Board of Nursing officially suspended Hoke's license on May 23 She can get her license reinstated if she participates in the state's drug counseling program and is declared fit to return to work Hoke did not immediately respond to requests for comment 

By Chauncey Alcorn For Dailymail.com

Published: 04:10 BST, 15 June 2019 | Updated: 06:48 BST, 15 June 2019

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A Tennessee nurse has had her license revoked for swiping her patient's pain pills and getting high while at work.

Misty Hoke, 41, of Ashland City, Tennessee, worked as Assistant Executive Director at the local Vantage Point Assisted Living facility for the elderly until she was forced to quit on September 19, according to Tennessee Board of Nursing records recently obtained by Scoop: Nashville.

Hoke's sudden resignation came the same day she was seen slurring her words, acting strangely and 'displaying hyperactive behavior', while on the job.

After investigating, staffers found Hoke had withdrawn prescribed hydrocodone pills at 8am, 11am, and 3pm that day, but never gave them to the intended elderly female patient who had complained about not receiving her pain medication since the morning of the same morning.

Misty Hoke, 41, of Ashland City, Tennessee, had her license revoked for swiping her patient's pain pills and taking them herself

Misty Hoke, 41, of Ashland City, Tennessee, had her license revoked for swiping her

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