fluffykow

Let me re-explain this scenario. In this facility we have two stations. The oncoming nurse went to station 2 and counted with this out going nurse. The nurse on station 1 was waiting for the second nurse to arrive. She called the oncoming nurse from station 2 and asked her to do the narcotic count with her. Since things were pretty "quiet" on station 2, she did this out of kindness thinking the station 1 nurse who had not arrived yet was on her way. Unfortunately, the outgoing PM nurse on station 1 took advantage and said ok, we counted so I'm leaving now. She led this nurse to believe that the other nurse who had not arrived yet was coming late. So now this NOC shift nurse was left with 78 patients, two different stations. Wasn't very nice for her.

HELP!! I am new to management/supervision. I recently had an LVN leave her shift without having another LVN/LPT replacement. The incoming nurse did count narcotics with her and I guess she felt that she was OK to leave. Our facility currently has 78 clients (at full capacity 90). It was NOC shift but it still requires 2 licensed personnel on board. According to Title 9, administration should not pour meds or act in the capacity of LVN/LPT. Of course to make my nurse happy, I went in an assisted her. We do not use registry. I am over a barrel and exhausted. I have one nurse telling that was considered abandoment, and I cannot find anything on the BON website regarding this issue. What to do think?