Nurses General Nursing
Published May 28, 2002
55 members have participated
Would/Do u let another person ( Aid, PCA, TCA) to administer your meds, adjust O2, etc?
SmilingBluEyes
20,964 Posts
short answer is, NO, NEVER.
fedupnurse
790 Posts
Not on YOUR life, or my patients' for that matter!!!!!! ANother RN I trust if I am tied up with a patient who is circlin the drain, but I am very picky about who I allow to give MY patients meds.
nursedawn67, LPN
1,046 Posts
The only time is if another it is another nurse and we are both aware of what is being given and/or the rate (O2). Never Never an aide or anyone else! I don't give meds signed out by someone else, and I don't ask others to give something I signed out.
OBNURSEHEATHER
1,961 Posts
Ummmm... NO!
Heather
bhart
40 Posts
NO
moonshadeau, ADN, BSN, MSN, RN, APN, NP, CNS
521 Posts
not an aide. We do have nurse techs that work with nurses (summer interns usually). We are expected to let them help us pass our meds per supervisors, otherwise we are not to complain about how much work we have. I always double check and ask if they know what the drug is for and what they need to watch for. They need to learn but not to endanger my license.
shygirl
279 Posts
No I would not.
pebbles, BSN, RN
490 Posts
Never.
Isn't that illegal? You could get in a LOT of trouble if an error occurred....
Ted
624 Posts
No!
Jenny P
1,164 Posts
No! If I dish it up, I give it. And if someone else prepares a med; there is no way I'd give it. If I was working with a nurse tech like Moonshadeau; I'd probably be hovering the whole time. I don't want to put my license in jeopardy; nursing is the only thing I know how to do.
NurseDennie, BSN, RN
723 Posts
Not only "No" but "Hell, No!" If another nurse is helping me out, then he or she is giving meds but under his or her own signature. I would not/could not let a tech give meds! How would you chart that??? No way, no how!
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Dennie
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