Published Jan 23, 2006
goats'r'us, ASN, RN
307 Posts
i was just thinking, when i was a student i did a mental health placement where there was this lady with a severe anxiety disorder treated with flunitrazepam. they had it in their s8 cupboard, but at the start of the day they'd get out her quota for the day (about 10 tablets), put them in a specimen cup and let her take them as she needed throughout the day. like, an old, forgetful lady, under the effect of sedatives, wandering around an unlocked mental health facility with a speci-cup of rohypnol. the staff even helpfully labelled the container for her!
is that not dodgy?
so now i'm wondering... what have you seen?
HappyJaxRN
434 Posts
i was just thinking, when i was a student i did a mental health placement where there was this lady with a severe anxiety disorder treated with flunitrazepam. they had it in their s8 cupboard, but at the start of the day they'd get out her quota for the day (about 10 tablets), put them in a specimen cup and let her take them as she needed throughout the day. like, an old, forgetful lady, under the effect of sedatives, wandering around an unlocked mental health facility with a speci-cup of rohypnol. the staff even helpfully labelled the container for her!is that not dodgy? so now i'm wondering... what have you seen?
That's pretty bad. I haven't seen anything like that before.
Hoozdo, ADN
1,555 Posts
A nursing home patient tied into a geri-chair with bed sheets by a CNA. There was no order for restraints and if there were........bed sheets??? :angryfire
with sheets? what? no bandages?