Which way is the right way?

[Nurseynurse11]

I’m not sure if this is the correct forum I just need some clarity...to keep things short my question is, if a nurse pulls a med from back up like a Pyxis or Omnicell does that same nurse have to administer the medication? Are the rules different if depends whether it’s a narcotic or not? I know that as a nurse you never administer a med you personally did not draw up, pour, or pop but meds from the back up come in their packaging and are labeled.

[JKL33]

13 hours ago, MunoRN said:

so it's more based on laziness and an inability to understand the auditing functions

Generous! (Hanlon's razor).

[CalicoKitty, BSN, MSN, RN]

I heard at some point, the patient is "charged" at the pyxis, not the documented administration. So, if a med is pulled under another patient's name, perhaps that person is being "charged" for the medication.

[Guest219794]

On 5/8/2019 at 1:49 PM, JBMmom said:

I think that technically and legally, yes, you should administer any narcotic that you pull from a pyxis. However, sometimes another nurse needs a hand (emergency, precaution room, etc) and I have pulled from a pyxis and handed it to another nurse. It's unlikely that anyone tracks things other than narcotics.

I don't think there are laws regarding this.