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  1. Signing out meds you do NOT administer yourself?

    celticwoman61 posted a topic in General Nursing

    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...

  2. Anyone working in a VA outpatient clinic?

    celticwoman61 replied to Spoiled1's topic in Government, Military

    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...

  3. What is proper way for 2 nurses to count and sign narcs?

    celticwoman61 posted a topic in General Nursing

    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...

  4. What is proper way for 2 nurses to count and sign narcs?

    celticwoman61 replied to celticwoman61's topic in General Nursing

    Ohhh....policy and procedures. Now that's a whole other can of

  5. What is proper way for 2 nurses to count and sign narcs?

    celticwoman61 replied to celticwoman61's topic in General Nursing

    What does your "daily check page" have on it? I would assume you would require each narc with pt.'s name

  6. To dispense or not to dispense?

    celticwoman61 posted a topic in General Nursing

    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...

  7. Signing out meds you do NOT administer yourself?

    celticwoman61 replied to celticwoman61's topic in General Nursing

    p.s....is this regulated by bon or is it strictly a facilty policy issue? i'm in a sticky situation here.

  8. Signing out meds you do NOT administer yourself?

    celticwoman61 replied to celticwoman61's topic in General Nursing

    :yeah:Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank

  9. Signing out meds you do NOT administer yourself?

    celticwoman61 replied to celticwoman61's topic in General Nursing

    :) 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...

  10. Messy-sloppy MAR's!!

    celticwoman61 posted a topic in General Nursing

    :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...

  11. Messy-sloppy MAR's!!

    celticwoman61 replied to celticwoman61's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  12. Messy-sloppy MAR's!!

    celticwoman61 replied to celticwoman61's topic in General Nursing

    ohhhh, thank you, thank you, thank you everyone! maybe this means i really am normal???

  13. Whistle Blowing and Retaliation

    celticwoman61 posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    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...

  14. Is this considered "altering" of a chart?

    celticwoman61 posted a topic in General Nursing

    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...

  15. Corrupt Managers/Clinical leaders

    celticwoman61 replied to RNinNewEngland's topic in Ob/Gyn

    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...

  16. Whistleblower needs protection!

    celticwoman61 posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I searched for recent AN discussions on whistleblower laws and was not able to find anything. A recent narcotic theft incident at work (admitted to by a fellow nurse) was reported by myself and a...

  17. My boss is stealing narcotics......

    celticwoman61 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Last week I experienced the worst day of my career. My RN supervisor took some Vicodin. For the last 2 years I have been concerned with narc sheets that looked like a 2 year old scribbled on them with...

  18. My boss is stealing narcotics......

    celticwoman61 replied to celticwoman61's topic in General Nursing

    when i take the time to "step back" and observe and analyze this situation i see the absurdity of it and the red danger flags (for me). i wish circumstances would allow me to "be-so-out-of-here"!...

  19. My boss is stealing narcotics......

    celticwoman61 replied to celticwoman61's topic in General Nursing

    update.......nothing to report......she is still working, have not heard from bon........everyone acts like it's another day in the park. i will keep you posted. again, thank you for all the...

  20. My boss is stealing narcotics......

    celticwoman61 replied to celticwoman61's topic in General Nursing

    thank you for your words of encouragement and support. allnurses, in an effort to protect me and with my permission, have edited some of the postings that had details that could threaten my...

  21. My boss is stealing narcotics......

    celticwoman61 replied to celticwoman61's topic in General Nursing

    Stupid question....will Vicodin show up on the standard pee test? We use them for our

  22. My boss is stealing narcotics......

    celticwoman61 replied to celticwoman61's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just not feeling the love here.....the day that the poo hit the fan and I thought I was going to stroke out from the stress; she came up to me and said she "knew what I did" and I "did the right...

  23. My boss is stealing narcotics......

    celticwoman61 replied to celticwoman61's topic in General Nursing

    Welllll, the reporting is part of an over-all pre-existing issue here. I have been told that at no time, under no circumstances am I to EVER contact an outside agency for any reason. I do have...

  24. My boss is stealing narcotics......

    celticwoman61 replied to celticwoman61's topic in General Nursing

    I PM'd Posh Girl to explain that to protect myself, I am currently unable to give a fact by fact depiction of everything. Didn't I read on an old post on this same subject, "My job description does...

  25. How do you waste medications?

    celticwoman61 replied to WondeRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    You know, I guess if ya **** (pee) and moan long enough, things finally get changed! I kept telling our supervisor that flushing wasted meds was NOT an environmentally sound option! Never has been! I...