Specialties MICU
Published Aug 18, 2007
funeek8RN
8 Posts
hi-
i'm new to the ICU and was wondering if there is a protocol to discarding unused propofol from a drip? do you need to waste like a narcotic drip or can you just discard? thanks!
FLAreN
62 Posts
It's based on your hospital policy but we just discard it.
Nurseboy1
294 Posts
My hospital doesn't consider propofol a controlled substance, so we simply discard it.
Hoozdo, ADN
1,555 Posts
We also discard. If you to waste it, it is very difficult to get that bottle open!
cardiacRN2006, ADN, RN
4,106 Posts
I always put it in the big needle box, but that's just so it's doesn't break in the trash when the housekeepers have to haul the bag out. But I certainly don't count up how many mLs are left!
K98
453 Posts
We toss it in the trash.
srna2008
102 Posts
trash it
ChelleChelle
24 Posts
Check with your hospital pharmacy to see if your institution has a specific policy.
Because it it is a glass bottle, I put it in the biohazard trash (all glass items go in there) or in a needle box.
Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN
12,126 Posts
I draw the left over out with a needle and syringe, and spray the med in the sink. Glass bottle goes in the sharps.
Riker3
32 Posts
It's definitely based on your hospital's policy. Where I currently work, we just discard. At my prior hospital, you and a witness had to estimate the volume left in the bottle and then drain the waste down the sink and record. We had major issues with people stealing Propofol and even one of our doctors OD and died.