I've been working agency for a few weeks now and on last Thursday one of my patients had a Morphine PCA - The doctor DC'd it during the shift so I pulled it and stuck it in my pocket until I could get back to the desk to chart on the sheet (it was empty so nothing to waste).
Of course I got two or three more calls that sidetracked me before I got to chart and I forgot... So I get home that night go to take my scrubs off and there's the syringe (empty) with tubing in my pocket... I set it on the dresser so that I have it in case the hospital needs me to bring it in.
So I hear nothing all weekend and I get called in for a shift today - I go in and they ask about it. I was honest and told what happened. So they send me home to get it and now I cant find the syringe anywhere... I don't know if my girlfriends daughter or my daughter may have thrown it away thinking it was trash or what???
Is there any way that the patient's PCA records all pushes to show that the full amount of the syringe was used? What do I need to do? I'm still at the house "looking for it" although I've already been through the two bags of trash and its not there. Trash went out on Friday morning so I'm guessing they tossed it Thursday night/Friday early morning.
I've never done anything like this before... I'm not a user and would very happily take a drug test. I'm scared and don't know what to do or what to expect. I know I have to go back to the hospital in a minute and tell them I couldnt find it... but what happens next? Do I lose my license?
