A Nurse Practitioner From Bristol Virginia Has Plead Guilty In U.S. Federal Court In West Virginia To Helping Obtain A Controlled Substance By Fraud. 59 Year Old Teresa Emerson Was A Licensed Family Nurse Practitioner At The Hope Clinic In Wytheville. Emerson Signed A Prescription For 145 Oxycodone Pills To A Patient That Was Not For A Legitimate Medical Purpose. Emerson Faces Up To Four Years In Prison When She’s Sentenced On November 29th. She Has Agreed To Surrender Her DEA Registration.