Astral Walker

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1. Med carts with no drawers

   Astral Walker replied to Astral Walker's topic in Medications

   Just an addendum, found a different policy regarding meds and it has this little jewel: Sorry my dear director, looks like it's policy that we need a lockable drawer. We're not supposed to leave them exposed on cart, ha! Thanks all for responding t...

2. Med carts with no drawers

   Astral Walker replied to Astral Walker's topic in Medications

   That is an unfortunate message a lot of us are getting the past year or two. Fancy and shiny things are added, but nursing care isn't seeing any of it.

3. Med carts with no drawers

   Astral Walker replied to Astral Walker's topic in Medications

   Now that I went through the policy, I see this is spelled out clearly. Still need a lockable drawer, in cart or room though I think. Hopefully we can get that. But it's a shame our patient scores are going to drop again with us being late with pain m...

4. Med carts with no drawers

   Astral Walker replied to Astral Walker's topic in Medications

   I'm glad I'm not alone at not understanding the lack of thinking in the exact choice of these carts, or at least the modular feature used. We are not allowed 4 rails, even with a doctor's orders, and something like a posey wrap has to be velcroed so ...

5. Med carts with no drawers

   Astral Walker replied to Astral Walker's topic in Medications

   Locked drawers in the room sounds like an option, hadn't considered it since we have no supplies in rooms other than actual wound dressings perhaps if we are doing changes and have like extra boxes of 4x4s or something that will be used up the next t...

6. Med carts with no drawers

   Astral Walker replied to Astral Walker's topic in Medications

   So it becomes OK to pocket meds in case of a Code Blue? I should remind you this is med surg, so we do have occasional Rapid Responses and Code Blues. Tonight I had to leave meds on the WoW in a room UNSECURED because I heard someone's pulse ox go of...

7. Med carts with no drawers

   Astral Walker posted a topic in Medications

   Long time reader, first time poster. So I need some advice. Our facility is switching out our computer+scanner+med carts, from huge, heavy, hard to push things with several drawers each (for separating patient meds into 6 drawers plus a larger supply...