passingthru

I don't want to debate, but I once gave a long acting narcotic to a patient instead of the short acting, I called the physician, explained what happened and he gave me an oder to give the long acting at 4am instead of at 9am(this is an error by commission) If medications are initialed as given at 8am but are not actually given until noon is that not an error, is that not falsification? These are little minor errors and falsifications, but the fact remains , that these are errors and falsifications.

My bad,maybe I misread, I thought in the original post the writer said that he was throwing things. Don,t be so sanctimonious, we have all falsified records, either by omission or comission, thankfully no one has been injured. If every nurse reported her errors and received punitive sanctions for it, our profession would dwindle in numbers quite rapidly. I still say ask for a random urine test if they really want to get this guy some help. Also as nurse managers, we have to keep a succint paper trail and we have to document the plans that were put into place to assist the incompetent nurse.

I agree, what is all that about "snitches get stitches", we are a profession that stands by a code of ethics. We are the advocate for the patient, incompentencies can further compromise the health of our clients.

You have voiced some serious concerns, I agree with closer supervision of this employee and I would hold off on reporting him to the board. I would confidentially go to my unit manager and voice my concerns. I would also suggest, during this meeting you ask the manager to ask for a random urine specimen from this individual. It seems as though something is not right. We are the advocate for the client, something must be done, next time he could kill a client. Follow your chain of command, if your unit manager will not assist, take it further. EAP may also be an alternative, he maybe going through some personal issues and he may need help. Reporting him is not the answer, he needs to be confronted with love, patience, encouragement, and concern. Start a conversation with him, stating that your are concerned that he seems to appear angry and offer your help.

Hey, Just wanted to know do you have to do 2 more years on your restart?