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BUT... the other nurse has good points, its not fair to the other nurses you will be working with. At least not in this case.

I would tell right after you are hired, you are only 11 weeks its possible that you just found out you were pregnant after you were hired.

well in this case it wasnt ordered, no order in mar/tar

My main concern besides the patients is my license, I just got it, worked hard for it and its not worth losing it over this. She can be a danger to other patients, she gets agitated and picks on people. But she does it regardless of the medication. There is no mention of this in the mar/tar only the nurse orienting me has told me to do this. Im afraid to go to the supervisor now because Ive already given it to her in her food because I was told to by my preceptor, only to rethink it when I got home. Guess I will check the POA and write a note to the doctor. Thanks for all the replies, its good to talk to other nurses!

ILL check for power of attorney, but still concerned what the state says about it. Where can you find the laws/regulations for medication administration?

Is it legal in a dementia unit to sneak meds in patients food? They want me to put morphine in her soda and sprinke another dementia med on her food. (she is a really difficult patient aggression and refuses to take meds)