jess124

So I contacted the California State Board of Pharmacy like you said and turns out it is illegal

Thank you I'm definitely standing my ground. Better be safe than sorry

It's quite a lengthy explanation but I'll do my best to keep it short. The company that I am employed with has instructed me to cross out the dosage on a liquid medication bottle and rewrite the correct one with my signature next to it on the bottle. They said I am supposed to do this every time I receive a new bottle. So I questioned them, why not just have the pharmacy print the correct label so that there are no room for possible errors or confusion. They told me the doctor had written it that way so that my patient's Mom could receive more medication before having to refill it again. I told them I am not comfortable with continually having to cross out the dosage on the medication bottle and want it to be printed correctly. Is it legal what they are asking me to do? I will not do anything to jeopardize my license that I worked so hard for. Now whenever I go into the office they give me attitudes and even the patient's mom. Their reasoning is that all the other nurses before me would do it. I'm in a very uncomfortable situation. Please help and let me know if this is legal or not

Hi all, this is my first time posting. I'm going to try to keep it short. I just started my first clinical last week and was put in the long term care side of the health facility. I have no previous medical experience. So my question is about a patient I encountered. The patient was paralyzed and unable to speak so they used a letter chart to communicate. They had told me they wanted to die and more things. I was shocked and wasn't sure what to do. I informed my instructor but she just shrugged it off. My question I have is how would you react in that situation and if you have experienced any situations like that and if so what did you do? I don't feel okay with leaving the patient like that and also feel a bit stressed because I'm new to patient care and isn't sure how I should handle the situation. Thank you, I'd greatly appreciate responses and any advice.