Nurse Who Stole Medical Equipment During COVID-19 Disqualified

Published on February 19, 2024

An Australian nurse who stole in-demand medical products during the COVID-19 pandemic has been disqualified for 12 months. Selvarani Burwood, 65, was employed as a clinical nurse facilitator for a tertiary institution on a casual basis in March 2020. She reportedly told her students to help her steal personal protective equipment (PPE), including face masks, wipes, swabs, and anti-septic hand wash, from Osborn Park Hospital in Perth. The incident took place between March 4 and March 6, 2020, when Australia was at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ms. Burwood pressured her students to take masks from the wards for her. She also stole PPE from a storage room and put them in her students’ uniform pockets....

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