A resident has an order for Roxanol TID,.25ML, about 3 drops SL. The drug came up in a 30ml bottle, I give a dose at 1100, when I count at 1500 there is no way to know exactly how much is in the bottle, after all how do you distinguish in the bottle that .25ml was given from a 30ml bottle, how can you tell how much is really in that bottle,also when I count at 0700 I really dont know how much is in the bottle, the Night nurse gave .25ml, and also Eve. gives .25ml ,so we dont know what the real count is, so we are really only counting approximately, we should have pre-filled syringes of the drug but the pharmacy wont send it and I've talked with 2 supervisors who arent concerned.
Is OK to have an "approximate" Narc. count? If not what should be done?
Thanks