kiwibear99

I have a patient I take care of at work who has an addiction to Norco. The other morning I gave her 3 of them. Her order reads 3 q 4 hrs. When i went into work that night, my boss informed me that this resident stated she did not get her pills and was crying in pain. Now this lady does that on purpose trying to get more pills and I know this since she does it all the time. My bossbsent me for a drug test (that I will pass) which has resulted in lost wages for me. Is my employer responsible for paying me my lost wages once the test comes back clean? I don't likebthe fact this woman can get away with doing this. If they dont pay me, should I sue the patient for false accusation with intent to get more pills without regard to my job and humiliation? Or is this just another reearding aspect of nursing?

I would give it a little early. I do have a question...is it ok to give a prn Lortab 10 one hour before a scheduled Lortab 10? I had a resident request one and told him to wait until his routine was due. My boss said it is ok to give him the prn right before the routine since he asked for it. Seems like that is doubling up his meds. He is actually a fall risk, and addicted to them.