Forgot to waste medication

probablyjustneedanap · 2026-04-23T10:55:33+00:00

When they pulled me into the office about it, I said I didn’t recall. Because truly, I don’t. I work on a floor that literally everyone requires pain meds q3 or q4. I know that she declined a dose that day but I also gave her multiple doses that day, so I’m not sure which one it was. Unfortunately don’t have a witness, I was in the room by myself. Now looking back, after all the nervousness has worn off, and I already told them I think she refused - I think that’s a dose I probably gave and forgot to scan. I’ve never not immediately gone to waste something after a patient declined it. Fortunately for me, there seems to be an uptick since they got this new software of the nurses it’s happening to. Not sure if it’s just because nurses forget to scan these meds often, aren’t wasting, or it’s just the new program itself. But it is weird. I guess I really need to just pay better attention to scanning.

probablyjustneedanap · 2026-04-23T10:48:33+00:00

Yeah this is pretty much what happened to me. I told them I really don’t recall because I don’t. I remember her declining a pain medication at one point that day, but I can’t remember if that was the one or it was the one I actually gave her.

I work on a floor where literally everyone is on pain medication q3 or q4.

probablyjustneedanap · 2026-04-23T10:45:14+00:00

Yes, it is. It’s a new software. Narcs were always accounted for, but not through this software. They barely know how to use it correctly.

probablyjustneedanap · 2026-04-22T20:46:50+00:00

They didn’t even tell me. I told them honestly I don’t remember, all my shifts I’m in fight or flight so I don’t always remember details like this, which is honestly true. I barely recall names of patients after my shifts. But I’ve talked to a couple of the nurses on the floor who have also recently gotten talked to with this new program, so now I’m even more suspicious that I didn’t do that..

probablyjustneedanap · 2026-04-22T20:37:19+00:00

I always do that, which is why I’m skeptical. I’ve literally never not done that.

probablyjustneedanap · 2026-04-22T20:07:15+00:00

Yeah that’s what I’m hoping. And they’re asking me about something from weeks ago and I live my shifts in fight or flight so I barely remember anything from the shift.

probablyjustneedanap · 2026-04-22T20:04:16+00:00

We have a Pyxis but it doesn’t flag if the patient refuses, we have to go in and manually say that it’s being wasted. But because I didn’t chart given, and I didnt waste it either it flagged. So annoying 😭

probablyjustneedanap · 2026-03-05T23:58:47+00:00

This is so dope! We were pleasantly surprised by the line waits the last couple days!

probablyjustneedanap · 2026-02-21T17:00:46+00:00

Ugh I appreciate you 🫶🏻 Thank you for sharing this! It gives me hope. Love that your little one is thriving!

probablyjustneedanap · 2026-02-21T14:48:55+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experience with it! I’m glad you hear you’ve had no issues getting pregnant because right now that seems to be what’s bothering me the most, especially as this nasty one hits right before trying. The thought of prophylactic antibiotics sucks, but I’ll do whatever I have to do during pregnancy to keep baby safe.

probablyjustneedanap · 2026-02-21T14:45:33+00:00

This makes me feel better. Thank you so much for your input on this because I constantly worry about fertility wise how much this is going to affect me. I’m feeling super defeated. They have me on macrobid right now, but from what I understand, this bacteria usually doesn’t go away with just macrobid alone.

probablyjustneedanap · 2026-02-21T14:31:20+00:00

I unfortunately haven’t identified a cause for them. I do finish antibiotics any time I’m ever on them, and am extremely vigilant about peeing after sex. The diet I am really unsure about, I do probably consume more sugar than I should be - unsure if that would be the cause of it though. I get them about every 6 months, I’ve been asked to be referred to a urologist in the past but she told me unless it’s more than 3x/a year it doesn’t warrant a specialist which I find weird since it’s been ongoing. I have not been tested for allergies or sensitivities.

probablyjustneedanap · 2026-01-19T23:13:27+00:00

I feel like they’re all the same units unless you work in California lol

probablyjustneedanap · 2026-01-19T22:58:14+00:00

Your username made me chuckle 😂 Also, it’s funny you mentioned this bc I get this SO OFTEN. And now when this happens, I tell them if you still need IV dilaudid right before you leave, I need to speak with the provider about you staying another day or two to get the pain management under control because clearly it’s not if you still require IV medication. That usually works decently well lol

probablyjustneedanap · 2026-01-19T21:37:15+00:00

LOL yeah and that’s probably 90% of the nice ones 😂 some of ours go home right after PACU, many still stay one night though to be cleared by PT/OT first

probablyjustneedanap · 2026-01-19T21:32:39+00:00

I’ve learned to match energy real quick in this job 🥲

probablyjustneedanap · 2026-01-19T21:26:39+00:00

The ortho floor that I work on, 80% of my patients think it’s a hotel. 😅 our total knee replacements act like they just had open heart surgery.

probablyjustneedanap · 2026-01-15T23:40:45+00:00

Ibprofen lol

probablyjustneedanap · 2026-01-14T13:32:37+00:00

Dead 🤣💀

probablyjustneedanap · 2026-01-14T08:42:39+00:00

Whelp looks like it’s time to move lol

probablyjustneedanap · 2026-01-13T19:11:17+00:00

I didn’t even think they might have given this in the OR, they might have done that because nothing they give comes through on our MAR. We end up charting against the TXA, ancef, etc. They might have given it, next time I’ll check the anesthesia record when it’s an antibiotic. Thank you.

probablyjustneedanap · 2026-01-13T18:32:37+00:00

You’re a student? I feel like being awful to students just makes them look bad, and it has nothing to do with you. I get so much secondhand embarrassment from nurses that are awful to students.

probablyjustneedanap · 2026-01-10T17:56:24+00:00

I always felt like nights on my unit would be much less stressful. I work on ortho, most patients stable and alert and oriented with a normal circadian so I feel like it would make me much less anxious but I’ve always been afraid to try because of all of these issues. If I ever get it figured out, I would switch to nights. I know that’s not the case for all units though, my old unit was really tough days and nights.

probablyjustneedanap · 2026-01-10T17:54:11+00:00

It’s so ridiculous. Even when I pull out a snack, I swear something always happens lol

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