What kind of error puts a license at risk?

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I am new to all this and I have seen a lot of posts about med errors. I know it happens alot, but what kind of med error would cause a facility to present it to the board? I was once told if you make an error and someone gets hurt as a result your license will be under review. Thats obvious, but what else?

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And this couldn't be deduced on one's own because....?

I suppose you could go on to list all the various felonies on the books, but that should go without saying, no?

It is only a friendly reminder....

A lot of things that can go without saying it.

How about stealing the control substances by some nurses who are addicted to illegal substances.

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It is only a friendly reminder....

A lot of things that can go without saying it.

How about stealing the control substances by some nurses who are addicted to illegal substances.

I do think that was covered

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It is only a friendly reminder....

A lot of things that can go without saying it.

How about stealing the control substances by some nurses who are addicted to illegal substances.

Not only the narcotics, I have seen in a nursing home that nurse(s) was/were stealing the diabetic drugs...as a result of that, all the diabetic drugs, just like the control substances, have to be counted. What a shame!!!!

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I repeat.......this one has already been touched on. Stealing anything can get you reported.

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Not only the narcotics, I have seen in a nursing home that nurse(s) was/were stealing the diabetic drugs...as a result of that, all the diabetic drugs, just like the control substances, have to be counted. What a shame!!!!

Stealing the drugs is one thing, but having your co-workers to count the non-narcotic drugs is so unbearable. It is added more work to the 40 patients who are under your care. If you have 7 patients who are taking the diabetic medicine, it will take 7 to 12 minutes to count; and before you are going home it is another 7 to 12 minutes. Don't forget...you still have to count the narcotic drugs. Too much!!!

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Whatever

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Stealing the drugs is one thing, but having your co-workers to count the non-narcotic drugs is so unbearable. It is added more work to the 40 patients who are under your care. If you have 7 patients who are taking the diabetic medicine, it will take 7 to 12 minutes to count; and before you are going home it is another 7 to 12 minutes. Don't forget...you still have to count the narcotic drugs. Too much!!!

The more time you have to spend on something else...the less time you have for the patients. As a nurse, sometimes I don't even have a lunch break. If no one was doing the stealing, then I could have spent that 14 to 24 minutes on my lunch break.

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If you don't take a lunch break that's your own fault. You are guaranteed a lunch break and if you choose not to insist on it, it's on you.

Chuck, you have made your point. Can we get back to the point of the thread please?

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Whoa, Tazzi! You took the words right out of my mouth!

(That's eerie....) :monkeydance:

Taz - Hey! you were right! And I am sure that lack of orientation does not make it "ok" to lie about something like that. That kind of nurse, it makes you wonder what else they have lied about, on their own unit or another unit "because I didn't know", or "no orientation!" That's scary!!!

Anne

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The more time you have to spend on something else...the less time you have for the patients. As a nurse, sometimes I don't even have a lunch break. If no one was doing the stealing, then I could have spent that 14 to 24 minutes on my lunch break.

Fourteen minutes to 24 minutes a day, if you work 5 days in that nursing home, then I am talking about 1 to 2 hours a week....FOR THAT!!!!!!

Anyone who wants to try how much time you have to spend on that in one year.

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Chuck, do you get thrills out of quoting yourself?

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Chuck presently is doing the calculation...the total time I might have to count that in one year. You should get an answer from me soon! Stay tune!!!

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