dropping meds in front of surveyors

Oh my gosh, that is exactly the what I could see myself doing haha.

I'm so glad for you that it went ok! Rock on, Libra!

The JC isn't there to survey nurses, they are there to survey the hospital and more specifically hospital administrators. JC surveyors aren't shy about sharing their general nursing practice suggestions, but they can only cite the hospital for violations of CMS reimbursement rules.

I used to be a surveyor! It is quite common to drop at least one med during med pass observation, so common it is almost predictable. Just make sure you waste it properly if necessary.

I used to be a surveyor! It is quite common to drop at least one med during med pass observation, so common it is almost predictable. Just make sure you waste it properly if necessary.

There's not actually an reason to waste medications that are still wrapped, this is why surveyors get a bad wrap as being not-too-bright (pun intended).

That's why I added if necessary. If the med was still in a wrapper, then no need to waste it

I had a state inspector watching me do a dressing change. I was wearing gloves and when I went to apply my pre-cut pieces of tape, it stuck to the gloves and I taped my fingers together.

Many years ago I was giving a few pointers to an LPN prior to med pass while surveyors although on site had not reached our unit. She was attentive, at the onset but at the sound of the elevators opening and the pack's intimidating exit, she fainted (experienced a syncopal episode). The surveyors busied themselves elsewhere but later that week returned to check our incident reporting and employee follow-up