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| 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 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 Bridget Sheridan, 53, from Warrenpoint, was found asleep in a resident's room at the Ashgrove Nursing Home in 2005. | 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. |
| Mrs Sheridan also failed to give medication to two of her patients. | |
| She was put under caution for three years, which means all of her work must be carried out under supervision. | She was put under caution for three years, which means all of her work must be carried out under supervision. |
| Addressing the professional conduct panel in Belfast, Mrs Sheridan said at the time she had just come through an episode of domestic violence and had been coping with its impact. | |
| She said she had since undergone extensive counselling. |