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Originally Posted by Scarface
I've learned that 98% of nurses only got their license because they had the ability to take tests. That's it. God forgot to give them a little thing called "COMMON SENSE".
Oh and I've seen patients go for three days without antibiotic medications somply because the nurse didn't look in the right medication inbox. She expected us (Rx) to hand deliver each medication. I told her "DO you want me to administer the med to your patient too"
I've been close to getting writtten up so many times but the fact is that I am rihgt in my sarcastic tongue lashing I dole out to the moron nurses.
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That is an unfair assessment of nurses purely from your perspective.
This is just another example of the challenges that Healthcare has right now with the Medication administration process.
I will say that my job is involving finding better healthcare processes with innovative process methods. During data collection for an improved medication process I followed nurses around. When a med was not filled or placed in an incorrect place in the med room, a mistake on pharmacy's part, the a medication pass can quickly become convoluted, ultimately ending up as a lot more work for the nurse. NOT TO mention having to explain why you are waking them up the patient again for more meds, or why they aren't getting the med their doctor told them they were going to get at a certain time. ETC.
I'm not saying that your complaints are not legitimate, because they are, but just because you deal with some bad nurses JUST the same way as nurses have to deal with bad Pharmacists makes me think you need a bit more "Perspective" on the entire process.
