nurseat52

It does have to do with insurance, because some patients insurances do not pay for these meds so the meds are only filled if they are covered. I think by doing it this way the detox is not paying for stock meds. Thanks for answering, I was nervous because it was drilled into my head in school to check name and patient at least 3x to make sure correct med and patient. I will breath a little easier next time I work

I recently started a job at a detox. We administer "comfort" which consist of clonidine, flexeril, and visterol. The meds are kept in a med cart. The issue I have is these med cards could have a name of a patient that hasn't been there in weeks but we just keep using the meds until they are gone, giving them out to the new patients. The new patients do have a script for these meds but when they get delivered from pharmacy they go in a pile for future use. Could I lose my license giving the meds because the patients name isn't on the car oor am I covered because they do have a script for the meds? Help, new nurse and nervous