Re: Help! narcotic key turnovers
Have you talked to your nurse manager about this? I know mine would say no to the idea of counting some other unit's narc cabinet.
Not only that, but once you have the narc key and that nurse has left the building without counting, you are now responsible for any discrepancies. Not a good idea, even on your own unit.
As a new nurse, I know it is hard to say no - especially with the "that's the way we've always done it" line, but you have to protect yourself. It is very possible too that they are pulling a fast one by saying it has always been done that way. I got that a few times when I switched to nights. Learned real fast that that wasn't always true and wasn't always what my nurse manager wanted.
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