Medication administration is a common and frequent nursing task in most settings. There are plenty of opportunities to get things…
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Medication
Worth the Risk? Double-Checking High Risk Medication Calculations
Oliver usually worked the pm shift at the prison but was helping out in a staffing pinch over the summer…
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Crushing Injury: Are You Helping or Harming When You Crush Pills?
Inmate Dexter was found cheeking his psyche meds. The facility has a blanket policy that all narcotics are crushed and,…
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Time Crunch: What to Do When Med Pass is Cancelled
Consider this scenario: Just as you are preparing for morning med pass at a large city jail a man-down alarm…
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Are You Imprisoned by a Messy Med Room?
The medication room is one of the most complex areas of a jail or prison health unit. The set up…
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Multi-Dose Vials: Risk and Reality in Corrections
Cheri was delighted to land her first nursing job in the county detention center close to home. She was an…
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