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A nurse is preparing to waste a portion of a narcotic medication. Discuss the method for this process?

A nurse is preparing to waste a portion of a narcotic medication. Discuss the method for this process?

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WASTAGE OF NARCOTIC MEDICATIONS

  • 2 health care professionals (RN, GN, RPN, LPN,..) must witness and sign for all narcotic wastages.
  • Wasted narcotics should be disposed of in a secure waste receptacle (eg: sharps
    container or equivalent).
  • If the patient or client or resident refused the dose or the dose was contaminated,
    complete the Narcotics administration record and record the reason for wastage in the dose column and the
    amount of narcotic wasted in the waste column.
  • If the dose is not intended for a specific patient or client or resident or unusable due to
    accidental breakage or deconstruction, complete the Narcotics administration record and write
    the reason of wastage in the patients’ name column, leave the Physician column blank and the amount of narcotic wasted in the waste column.

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