pt. called in narcotics under MY name...now what

1 Im an lvn at a clinic. I just found out a pt of ours, who was denied her last request of hydrocodone phoned it herself using my name. We found this out because she did not include strength and the pharmacy faxed over a clarification fax. I am angry. What is the best way to handle this now? I did speak with the pharmacy, they said they have an investigator who will check into it. Should I file a police report? Tell the board? has this happened to any of you and what is the best way to handle it. My license is dear to me and I am offended someone would jeapardize it.
Quote from YulieIm an lvn at a clinic. I just found out a pt of ours, who was denied her last request of hydrocodone phoned it herself using my name. We found this out because she did not include strength and the pharmacy faxed over a clarification fax. I am angry. What is the best way to handle this now? I did speak with the pharmacy, they said they have an investigator who will check into it. Should I file a police report? Tell the board? has this happened to any of you and what is the best way to handle it. My license is dear to me and I am offended someone would jeapardize it.

Oh $%^&#@! yes I'd file a police report. She needs to be arrested and dismissed from the practice immediately.

Quote from linearthinkerOh $%^&#@! yes I'd file a police report. She needs to be arrested and dismissed from the practice immediately.

Where do you live that you can call in narcs? We can't here.

Quote from xtxrnI thought it was a patient at the clinic.... ?????

I would think it would be up to the physician in the practice.

It is a patient.

Controlled II cannot be called in but it's common to call in the others like vicodin, norco, etc... Yes; please report it to the police. I've know a few patients that have done this ... it's never a good thing. You don't want to be an accessory to their crime. It's your duty as a nurse to report it.

Make sure your boss and doctor knows what happened, and yes, I would talk to the police that she impersonated you and ask them what your options are.

Yes please do report this, they have put you at risk of losing your license, and god forbid things end up in court, but if comes down to it, you need to be able to tell a judge or jury that you took action, and reported it to your charge nurse and also to the law, that will look very good on your end.

Quote from brff15Yes please do report this, they have put you at risk of losing your license, and god forbid things end up in court, but if comes down to it, you need to be able to tell a judge or jury that you took action, and reported it to your charge nurse and also to the law, that will look very good on your end.

I work in a pharmacy and patients do that more than you would think, some I'm sure do it and never get caught. If we find out one was phone in by a patient or someone other than the doctor/nurse we let the dr. and police know. It's up to the Dr. to press charges. We had a nurse one time who called in narcotics under different names and picked them up herself. She had charges pressed against her bc the Dr. said she no longer worked there and was very upset she was calling them in under his name!Anyways, bottom line is if they contacted the police and filed a report you are not in danger of anything happening to you