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Nurse admits being drunk on duty Drunk nurse placed under caution
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A nurse at a County Down old people's home has admitted turning up for work drunk and falling asleep while on duty. A nurse at a County Down old people's home has been placed under caution for three years for being drunk and falling asleep while on duty.
A professional conduct hearing was told the woman, who was in charge of a wing of the home in Newry, also failed to give medication to two of her patients. A professional conduct hearing was told Bridget Sheridan, 53, from Warrenpoint, was found asleep in a resident's room at the Ashgrove Nursing Home in 2005.
Bridget Sheridan, 53, Warrenpoint, was found asleep in a resident's room at the Ashgrove Nursing Home in August 2005. Sheridan also failed to give medication to two of her patients.
She was said to have been groggy, hard to rouse and smelt of alcohol. She was put under caution for three years, which means all of her work must be carried out under supervision.
The case, which is being heard in Belfast, continues.