Anyone work in a "no smoking " facility?

I too do not agree with taking a pt out to smoke. Having been a psych nurse for a long time I know that consistency in pt care is very important. Just like mentioned earlier, if one nurse takes the pts out then others that do not (or the same nurse that gets busy) is now the bad guy. It sets up a bad situation.

When I first started we had a doc order to take a ot out to smoke via w/c. If I had realized I could refuse I would have on so many levels...the pt was a pregnant 16 year old! I thought it was wrong but thought I woudl have no choice, now I know that for one thing it is illegal for a 16 year old to smoke!

Anyway the only way I think a pt should be out to smoke is by family friends, not the staff. Luckily we do not have that here anymore.