Jewelry theft by healthcare workers has a long history.
One of my many memories of my time in a big city ER was when I was called upon to count just over $9,000 (in small bills) that a patient had on him.Typically I’d do that kind of thing alone (it was part of my job in my early days there) but I had the good sense to ask the charge nurse to help me...so that no accusations could be make against me.