NO. In the State of Florida there is no "LAW", but it is the same old story of time. Quality care. Not observing the patient. I, as a RN, will not even allow the dispensing Nurse to OPEN the sealed warpper the medication is encased from the Pharmaceutical Company until I have read the label. This because of the use of computers. Example: The nurse puts into the conputer she is administering 30 mg. of M.S Contin ( A Narcotic). She brings you a pill, orange in color, with a number engraved on the pill surface, I KNOW that there is 1Pharameutical company that provides this strength of RX - however, the tablet is purple, and that is WATSON LA. They chart you received 30 mg., and you get 10 instead, where is the other 20 mg? Who is selling what to whom? Who is consuming the other. Not the patient. You call a CHARGE NURSE & verify, document and have an Incident Report sent to Risk Management, of any hospital that tries to pull tis caper off. Another popular "administering" of drugs - the CNA, Tech or WHOEVER is to have WATER at the bedside...there is none. How are you to take the RX? Nurses are understaffed in every hospital in the U.S., without exception. They short-cut whetever they can. Trust none of them..Be your own Healthcare Advocate-if you are not-- then you have lost control of your life!
There are many Laws on the books in every State. But, who enforces teehem? If there have been changes made in your medications, it is a matter of Responsibility of the Doctor or his repreentative to advise you the risk and benefit of what you are taking; and if this is not done, as a TEAM MEMBER in YOUR care, it is your responsibility and RIGHT to inquire.
meetze94
This is no fable. medications of all types, haert,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, PTC's c
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