Call for assistance of Chaplain or Social Worker as appropriate. Drugs are not to be given to any family member to be taken home . Controlled drugs may not be sent off the unit with or for a patient. The nurse signing out the drug must administer or witness the administration of the drug. Dispose of contaminated, wasted, or refused controlled drugs according to following procedure.
All wastage is to be observed and documented by another licensed nurse or physician.
Where the drug is wasted is recorded in the Pyxis med station. The medications will be flushed with water into the sink in the mediation room in front of a witness. The medication will be discarded into the sink in the medication room in front of witness. All the liquid in an ampul will be drawn into a syringe and the excess will be pushed into the sink in front of a witness. Any narcotic patches should be folded, sticky side together and discarded into the sharps container.