NJ nurse claims co-workers fed patients Benadryl to ‘lighten workload’
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While there's evidence that diphenhydramine (benadryl) should not be regularly used as a sleep aid, her claim that using it for that purpose can be described as to "knowingly misuse" the medication, use as a sleep aid is an FDA approved indication for diphenhydramine.
She seems to be claiming the medication was used as a chemical restraint, which may or may not be true based on the information provided. If it was given to treat a lack of sleep or poor sleep quality in these patients then that's a therapeutic use, not a chemical restraint.
Dontstressdoyourbest, RN
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