We recently received notification from our manager that all bedside meds needed to be kept locked up. This includes the Tucks pads, Dermoplast, lanolin ointment and All Purpose Nipple Ointment. So now our new mom's have to call us for every trip to the bathroom and anytime they need to apply ointment. It seems very taxing on nursing staffs time. Anyone else facing these issues and how do you cope? I can understand the Tucks and Dermaplast, but the ointments on a postpartum floor really seems to be pushing it.
ETA: Darn...I do know its JCAHO...transposed the letters...sorry!!