celticwoman61

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  1. Anyone working in a VA outpatient clinic?

    hi spoiled1, i am a 15 year career lpn and i am embarking on a new adventure with the va in the rocky mt. region at a brand new telehealth clinic. i have only heard good things about being a nurse for the va, so i am optimistic. however, i am also ...
  2. What is proper way for 2 nurses to count and sign narcs?

    Ohhh....policy and procedures. Now that's a whole other can of worms.
  3. What is proper way for 2 nurses to count and sign narcs?

    What does your "daily check page" have on it? I would assume you would require each narc with pt.'s name listed.
  4. Here we go again......when 2 nurses count and sign off on the narcotics, isn't it customary to sign/initial on EACH narc/med sheet and not on one blank sheet that is suppossed to represent ALL the narcs, yet none of them are listed on said sheet?????
  5. To dispense or not to dispense?

    you are a nurse in a facility with clients that live on site (nursing home, correctional etc.) and they receive prescription medications that nurses administer. the client will be going on a home leave or off grounds and require that their meds go wi...
  6. Signing out meds you do NOT administer yourself?

    p.s....is this regulated by bon or is it strictly a facilty policy issue? i'm in a sticky situation here. help!
  7. Signing out meds you do NOT administer yourself?

    :yeah:Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
  8. Signing out meds you do NOT administer yourself?

    :) i know...i have struggled with this backwards system but i am the only one that sees the potential for errors and law suits etc. bottom line..."yes" or "no"......would you ever sign for a med that you did not administer yourself? thank you every...
  9. i work in a facility where the nurses (myself and 3 others) only work from 07-2000 seven days a week. we administer meds as directed by the provider(s). we also handle narcotics. i was taught that you do not sign out for meds that you did not adminis...
  10. Messy-sloppy MAR's!!

    caliotter3...you are correct with that observation. i am the one that they ask to organize stuff though, "because you are so organized"....well this girl is tired of cleaning up their messes! no more i say!
  11. Messy-sloppy MAR's!!

    ohhhh, thank you, thank you, thank you everyone! maybe this means i really am normal??? lol!
  12. Messy-sloppy MAR's!!

    :spbox: Ok, I will admit I may be a wee bit OCD; however, when it comes to medications, the med room and the MAR's, don't you think they should be kept neat and orderly? Evidently this is not a concern to my co-workers! I was taught (back in the ston...
  13. Whistle Blowing and Retaliation

    i know that i am not alone in this, but i'd like to hear from others who work in an environment of hostile managers who thrive on retaliation towards whistle blowers. how can we survive/thrive in such toxic environments (especially when we live in s...
  14. If you discover a charting error (that is months old) made by another nurse (she charted that a prescription was ordered and it was not) and you place a line through it, initial and write "see new entry" and then clarify what really happened (that th...
  15. Corrupt Managers/Clinical leaders

    Boy howdy! Can we talk? I am checking on my posts and saw yours and had to respond! Please pop over to my posts regarding my continued situation...... I don't have an answer for you. As a veteran nurse of 16+ years in many different areas, I am const...