I know I'm going to get bashed for this, but really...what is so horrible about pre-pulling medicatons? I'm not talking about a hospital setting where you have different patients on a daily basis. I'm talking about a setting where the patients get the same medications every single day. I'm not exactly pro for pre-pulling but I can understand why some nurses do it. Medications are the "easy" part of nursing, if you will. By having them out of the way (medications) and already pulled with a patients name or number on a cup to make sure your are giving the right medication to the right patient, you can spend time doing other essential things that are required. For example: You can have all the night medications already pulled and labled before it is time to pass. You can go assess each patient and do other essential duties. Then, when it IS time to pass, you will have them ready. Again, a hospital setting is different and I would be COMPLETELY against it in this situation...as you do not know the patients. I'm not for or against...but I do know some nurses who practice this way in a long term care setting. These nurses seem to have more time to spend with their patients. So...be honest here, does anyone or has anyone ever pre-pulled? (By the way...sorry for the bad grammer, haven't slept in 24 hours).