A post-anesthesia nurse from Butler Memorial Hospital was accused of using her patient’s pain medication, according to charges filed Monday, May 9.

Falsified documents, patient testimony and a urine sample containing hydromorphone and fentanyl resulted in Deborah A. Shook, 55, of Herman, being accused by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office.

Shook was charged with felonies possession of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, furnishing false information, misdemeanors theft and endangerment of a care-dependent person for a series of incidents from 2022.