One of the nurses ask my opinion of the following scenario and what I thought.Do any
of you out there have same situation and how do you feel about it?We occassionally
have a respite patient,[never here for 14 days].Because our pharmacy fills in most
instances a 30 day supply,past families of respite patients complained about the high
cost of the meds.You know in LTC the phar costs include the counsultants
fee,etc,etc.The nurses tell me [with approval of DON] the respite patients brought in
their meds from home and what did I think about that.I said as a LICENSED nurse I
would not give medications that came opened from home.I feel a lay person could give
them but not me.I spoke to DON today about this and suggested that the respite patient
have their own phar fill a limited amount for their stay with us,but that they came to
us directly.Anyone out there giving meds that patients bring in from home.Would love
to know the legal issues,if there are any.
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