My supervisor called and told me it was an innocent mistake and don't worry and the resident is fine and thanked me for being honest. My boss called later and asked was I alright and gave me extra...
You described that dreadful feeling to a Tee. Oh gosh I hate it. My Supervisor didn't know about the incident like the other CNA stated, I had to call and explain to her that I opened the box and his...
Thanks and like I said I feel terrible. It just said to give for agitation. We're told we're not allowed to administer and let the wife take what she needs. This happened Saturday
Same here, we are allowed to push it out the bubble. They have his wife over his care while we're present and she has to give the meds we're allowed to just open the safe and she gets what she needs....
Yeah I will, but we're allowed to give it to the wife. It had give to wife to give as prn when agitated. The hospice nurse told a coworker that others have been giving him the same med and haven't...
According to my state we can only remind of taking meds and not touch. The med he took that I posted was dc'ed and still in his box. The wife and I saw that it said give for anxious and agitation and...
Thanks Nibbles for understanding. I just don't ever want to harm anyone but only care. You're great nurse. Its comforting to know in nursing mistakes are made. I'm working a 12 hr shift and its all...
You're absolutely right. Both are 98 years old she doesn't hear that good and they want us to call triage not the family. But the wife is changing her stories a lot. Saying she didn't it, now she did...
OK the med that was given was called Cp HALOPERIDOL it said to be given for agitation. But people call it ativan and I don't think its the same. That's the name I charted for the
Kryptonite no I didn't hand her the wrong med. We have a key that we keep away from her as responsibility and he was yelling and acting abnormal. I called the triage nurse and she saidto give the...
That's guys. Yeah apparently he wasn't suppose to have the ativan anymore and it was in his med lockbox. It was a note, that said if he becomes agitated call nurse and wife gives ativan. He's...
Snurekylam...there isn't a Mar. He's on hospice in his home. All there is is a lockbo with meds. I asked the triage nurse what to do and she said to give ativan and I explained to his wife and she...
Nibbles1, then I guess all if us are to be in trouble. I don't want to loose my job ..I HV bills and I don't want this in my record. They have his meds in a lockbox from the wife and we have a key to...
I went to register for the LPN course that starts in fall, but the one of the women there told me that LPN aren't in demand and I'll have a hard time finding a job and if I do, I won't make much. But...
I was suppose to start nursing school in Jan for Run but keep getting the run around. The issues are that cna is a requirement and it must be through a Bon training with clinical hours. But I...