I lady I work with got in legal trouble, didn't report it to the board when renewing her license and now is on probation with the board. According to the files on the board's website she isn't allowed to touch any scheduled meds. This makes it sort of complicated on our floor, we have a lot of post surgery pts who need pain meds. She usually asks other nurses to go give the pt in room whatever some Norco, for example. But I'm tired of doing this. She never volunteers to do something for my pt while I'm taking care of hers. And she's never told anyone the truth on why she can't give the meds herself.
To top all this off the NM never even told the staff about this issue with her and scheduled drugs. I found out after looking her name up on the boards site...she kept asking everyone to give her meds and I got suspicious. In fact I'm not even sure the NM knows, as there are other conditions on her license that she doesn't even follow, like she's not suppose to supervise students, but the NM assigns student nurses to work with her.
Specializes in Pain, critical care, administration, med.
This nurse expects a lot for nothing in return. She needs to be spoken to and what your expectations are to assist her that she can continue working. If you are not tight with your manager there is always a compliance hot line that staff can call anonymously. It maybe helpful to get the word out. Another thing is if you have addressed it with your manager it can be escalated up to the CNO. They are ultimately responsible for nursing!
If she is expecting everyone else to pick up her slack,without helping anyone else, then yes. It is not the narc restriction that causes he to be seen that way, it is her lack of being forthright and lack of picking up her own slack.
lmccrn62, MSN, RN
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This nurse expects a lot for nothing in return. She needs to be spoken to and what your expectations are to assist her that she can continue working. If you are not tight with your manager there is always a compliance hot line that staff can call anonymously. It maybe helpful to get the word out. Another thing is if you have addressed it with your manager it can be escalated up to the CNO. They are ultimately responsible for nursing!