Question boxes or bingo cards

[allantiques4me]

Hi everyone I just have a quick question regarding how your medications are delivered.We currently get a thirty days supply in boxes.Our facility is thinking of switching over to the bingo card type.I personally prefer the box delivery better.I feel its safer.Cause I could triple check my meds easier.Any comments from the nurses that use the bingo cards??Any comments would be greatly appreciated.Thanks in advance.

[ktwlpn, LPN]

Hi everyone I just have a quick question regarding how your medications are delivered.We currently get a thirty days supply in boxes.Our facility is thinking of switching over to the bingo card type.I personally prefer the box delivery better.I feel its safer.Cause I could triple check my meds easier.Any comments from the nurses that use the bingo cards??Any comments would be greatly appreciated.Thanks in advance.

I prefer boxes of meds also for the same reason.It is way easier to lay them out along the MAR and check and double check.Once you pop a med out of the bingo card you can't easily indentify it.God forbid you drop something. Also-those cards were rough on my wrists and thumbs-many of my co-workers had problems with carpal tunnel.

[allantiques4me]

Thanks KTWLPN.There are a couple people whom would like to try the bingo cards ( some who arent nurses) the other coupl;e of persons are nurses who like the old box system.Also There are a lot of drug changes every week.Wed be sending the cards back to pharmacy very frequently.Thanks for the input.