lrj2012

Hi, from Ohio and 4 years ago first nursing job paid $17.50 hr plus $1 shift diff and $1 hr attendance bonus; now per diem staffing agency $23 hr weekdays and $24 weekends.

I have been a LPN for 4 years and very recently started a new position at a nursing home in Ohio. When a resident has an order to take, say 1/2 tab of Percocet or other controlled substance, the facility instructed us, if pills were whole tabs, to split the pill in half and to tape the unused portion back into the blister pack, instead of wasting it with another nurse as witness!!! I have never seen this done at any other facility so it was a quite a shock! This would also give any nurse the opportunity to take it and replace it with whatever else looks similiar, if anyone was inclined to do so! I don't want to jeopordize my license, or have anyone else take this chance either. 'I am not sure what to do, find another job asap, report them, etc? Please any thoughts and advice would be appreciated.