There’s quite a debate at my work regarding the responsibilities of the RN charge nurse vs. LVN medication nurses. When any change of condition happens (falls, vomiting, new pain onset, falls etc)...
I think the nurses wait because they think somebody else will do it (for example, if they are down to the last pill and tomorrow is their day off they figure someone else will do it, and someone else...
I am a charge RN at a nursing facility. We have 99 beds & 4 med carts. The med nurses are constantly down to the last 2-3 pills (narcotics) or completely run out of medicine. Instead of calling...