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I got crap from the charge nurse because I didnt feel comfortable leaving a narcotic in the cart!

The catheter was leaking and her depends were wet. She was in the process of getting ready for the day and had no patience that morning. wanted it don ASAP!

It was a scheduled narcotic that was to be administered twice a day. The client is always in discomfort but not on the floor in agony :)

Yeah I know what you mean! There was just talk among the other nurses that I should have put the pills in my cart and do the catheter first. I was told the catheter was the priority at the time.

I work in LTC and had a question about narcotics. I was working on passing pills in the morning and a CNA had informed me that somebody needed a catheter changed and that the client wanted it done right away. I already had all of my medications, including two narcotics, but one or two left to pull. Would it have been legal for me to put them in my cart and give them after the catheter replacement? Thank you