tinkerbellpn replied to HappyWife77's topic in Geriatric
But if I just left it be, then I would look like I hadn't caught the mistake....So I would either leave it in the card, which may throw someone else off their med pass, take out the missed dose and throw it away, or use the dose which in turn would m...
tinkerbellpn replied to HappyWife77's topic in Geriatric
She said "These were on a card and they get two bid."....... So I don't think she was nessicarily counting the card. The ones I have seen are a month worth of meds and you punch out the correct one going by the date. So it would have been an easy ca...
tinkerbellpn replied to HappyWife77's topic in Geriatric
Not to play devils advocate, but if I am doing a med pass and find an error that the shift before me did (as in missing a dose). I feel its my responsability to tell someone, which most likely yes you will get written up. Because even if it is "jus...
tinkerbellpn replied to withasmilelpn's topic in Geriatric
I have heard of linen closets having another door in the hallway, that way it can be stocked or cleaned without having to enter the patient room. May be that would work with a med cabinet also. Have locks on both sides.....?
At the facility I currently work at. This is worse than using her own phone.......... She was in a vision impared residents room and used the RESIDENT cell phone!!! The resdient obviously knew who she was and gave a description to management. Toda...