Med Error

While on shift a couple of eve ago, I noticed a med error in narc book made by another nurse from the eve before. I did not report it to my superior as it was 2100 hours and he was gone. The narc was not scheduled to give until that time or I would have noticed it before. I am not scheduled on this hall everyday. I was on another unit the next eve and off today. Back to work tomorrow but scheduled on a different hall. My question is: Is it too late to mention this to my superior if it has not been taken care of yet or do I first approach the nurse who signed the med out incorrectly? It was a narc that where only one was scheduled to be given at that time but two were signed out at the same time.
that seems to be more than a med error that looks like (or sounds like) your saying they may have diverted the meds, definitely mention it to your manager as a something you noticed, not as a tattling bit. I pass meds as a cna and can tell you that anything missing should be reported Good luck

Quote from Grovelpnstudent I pass meds as a cna and can tell you that anything missing should be reported Good luck

A couple nights ago and no one has approached you or involved you...I would just go on working. You could invite trouble since you didn't report it right away supervisor there or not you can still make an incident report. Questions will arise as to why you didn't do what you were suppose to do. See what I mean; hardly worth the trouble unless you've gone around telling everyone and then that's another story..

I agree with tyvin. I would probably just leave it alone at this point. In future if you notice something like that, there should be someone in a supervising position that you should report to immediately. No narc count? If you didn't report, I would think someone should have noticed error by now. We would have were I work and then everyone would be handed their cup!

Let it go.

Another possibility....the one med got wasted somehow and the nurse had to get a replacement med.

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Quote from NurseLoveJoy88I'm assuming and I could be wrong that this CNA has a medtech certification. I pray I'm right....

Quote from NurseLoveJoy88I'm assuming and I could be wrong that this CNA has a medtech certification. I pray I'm right....

Quote from NurseLoveJoy88I'm assuming and I could be wrong that this CNA has a medtech certification. I pray I'm right....

Quote from Bbo.WMed Techs are CNAs with additional certification. Med Techs actually have lower rates of med errors because passing medicine is the primary focus during the shift; they are less likely to be interrupted during the pass than nurses, who also handle emergencies, calls to the Dr., families, documentation, etc. They can be a good addition to the healthcare team if properly trained, certified, and managed. Med techs are certified through the BON.

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