What do you have on count???

donmomofnine · Aug 29, 2004

We count percocet, duragesic patches, oral morphine and morphine suppos's. If it has "looked" like there was a problem (and there were problems at other facilities I worked for) then we counted other meds as well.

txspadequeenRN, BSN, RN · Aug 30, 2004

We count and lock up

Vicodin- pills, liquid,supp

morphine -roxanol, pills, updrafts

oxycontin- and form

ambien

restoril

codeine

lomodil

ativan- inject, pills intensol,or syringes

we aslo count A/B/H syringes- of course because of the ativan

any ABT

DCN

methadone

the narc ER box

xanax

percocet/percodan

Things like that:) :) :)

night owl · Aug 30, 2004

At the moment we have Ativan, Clonazipam, Codeine, Duragesic patches, Morphine sufate, Oxycodone, Percocet, Restoril. No liquids thank God, it seems the count is always off by a few cc's.

SugarMagnolia · Aug 30, 2004

Let's see... We have Roxanol,Valium..liquid & tablets, phenobarbitol, lomotil, tylenol#3, vicodin, ativan.Im solution & tablets, adderal,klonipin, ambien & morphine tabs. Pam

Karen_tn_37211 · Aug 30, 2004

We have all the things mentioned above. We also have colace in the pyxis. I guess people were offering it to patients, they were refusing it and the nurses just stuck it in their pocket.

burger914 · Aug 30, 2004

That is what I thought. I have never heard of syringes being counted. We actually have to ask the DON to supply us with enough for a 24 hour period, because we don't have access to the boxes of syringes. If you don't have enough on the weekend, we have to call the DON in to get us some!! As far as I know, there has never been a problem with them....So who knows!

donmomofnine · Aug 31, 2004

I only counted syringes working in a maximum security prison! geez! :rolleyes:

CapeCodMermaid, RN · Sep 1, 2004

We count all those meds (not syringes though) AND we have to count Ultram because in some facilities it kept disappearing.

LTC_LPN · Sep 1, 2004

We have an ER box which is kept locked - when anything is taken out, the ER box is replaced. No narcs are in the ER Box. The only narcs we have are whatever meds the md's have prescribed for individual residents, and these are kept in the appropriate med cart's narcotic lock boxes. These are counted q shift by oncoming/outgoing nurses. We don't keep any narcs "on hand" to be counted. We don't lock up Ultram or other routine meds...thank goodness. Otherwise, we'd be counting all day!

Monica RN,BSN · Sep 1, 2004

I just had to throw in my 2 cents worth.. because this reminded me when the anthrax scare was happening, we had to actually lock up and count CIPRO! Geez... that was a strange one... we no longer count the cipro :)

Have a great day out there in cyber world....

mlolsonny · Sep 10, 2004

We count all those meds (not syringes though) AND we have to count Ultram because in some facilities it kept disappearing.

We also have to count Ultram. Our PharmD says it has "narcotic-like" characteristics and the potential for abuse.

I don't get counting insulin syringes, hasn't anyone other than me had to throw a syringe and start over after an interuption or bent needle?

I have a few residents on Humalog SS and Lantus, and caught myself drawing 40u of Humalog instead of Lantus! :imbar: :uhoh21: What a wake-up call! I draw all insulin uninterupted and triple check all Lantus! Too scary!!