Tropigirl05RN

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1. Morphine Authorization

   Tropigirl05RN replied to Tropigirl05RN's topic in Safety

   Thanks for all of your input. I definitely get frustrated with pharmacy in the LTC setting. They seem to revel in the fact that they can approve/deny giving patients the medicine they need (although maybe just our pharmacy haha). Hope you all have a ...

2. Morphine Authorization

   Tropigirl05RN replied to Tropigirl05RN's topic in Safety

   I agree. That's why there's always these issues. I haven't worked in hospitals before but I think pharmacy has more control/say in LTC. I'm all alone on NOCS for over 50 pts. so I try my best. It just sucks when my boss/management thinks that I'm doi...

3. Morphine Authorization

   Tropigirl05RN replied to Tropigirl05RN's topic in Safety

   My understanding was that the pharmacist on-call wasn't at his facility as it was after hours and had no access to the MD order to verify anything so he denied authorization. And that's what contingency is for-if we don't have the meds delivered. How...

4. Morphine Authorization

   Tropigirl05RN replied to Tropigirl05RN's topic in Safety

   We need pharmacy authorization if we're pulling the narcotic out of our contingency-pharmacy hadn't sent the narc. because the order was from that day and delivery doesn't come on NOCS. Any time we pull from our narcotic contingency we need approval.

5. Morphine Authorization

   Tropigirl05RN replied to Tropigirl05RN's topic in Safety

   Thanks. I was pretty upset that my boss felt like I dropped the ball or something. I didn't even talk to pharmacy, the PM nurse got the authorization denial! I guess I was just the scapegoat lol. I feel a little better haha. And yes, I do work in LTC...

6. Morphine Authorization

   Tropigirl05RN posted a topic in Safety

   I'm new here and not sure if this is posted in the right area. I've always loved coming to this site as a lurker but decided to join :) The other night I was working (NOCS) and had a pt. who was given an order for Morphine on PMs. The ADON and the PM...