Co-Worker gave expired prescription med

[maryen]

Grr... I am so frustrated right now. I came on shift today(I work every other weekend only with this client) and discovered clients BP med expired on 9/14 and primary caregiver has been giving it all week and has not reordered it. Now I am stuck all weekend with no med to give client. I reordered it today.

I want to know if I should report it to her RN case manager? We do not work for the same agency.

[Farawyn]

I would have thrown it out, reordered, and told the nurse who gave the meds.