She said they call the pharmacy and someone is sent over to get into the cart and repair the lock. I asked Tina what they do if the key does not unlock the narcotics drawer. LeeAnn tried the key again and again with no luck. The only times I have seen a nurse locked out of the med cart was because of a misplaced key. In my almost 19 years of living in nursing homes, I have never seen that happen. Instead of the key unlocking the drawer, it just spun around in the lock. LeeAnn came back to her cart, unlocked it and started to unlock the narc drawer. I would think they would get tired of locking and unlocking the med cart. A few minutes, later they repeat the process. When the nurses pass medicine, they unlock the cart, get meds out, unlock the narc drawer, get narcotics out, lock the cart and then take the medicine to a resident. LeeAnn was almost finished with her med pass. Because many residents were grumpy, I let them go ahead of me while I waited to get my meds. Even though I was fast asleep at midnight, I watched what was going on with interest.Īfter breakfast, my nurse Tina* and an afternoon-shift nurse working dayshift, LeeAnn*, were passing medications. It sounded as if most of the residents and staff had stayed up to ring in 2015. Narcotic Cabinets, Secured Med.On New Year’s Day, things were edgy around here.Extended Care (Punch Card) Carts for LTC Facilities.iPoint – Point of Care and Bedside Medication Administration Carts.iMed – Technology Equipped Medication Carts.On nursing units, Lionville medication carts have earned a position as market leaders by adapting to changing nursing practices through the years. At the beginning of the distribution chain, Lionville’s modular, freestanding pharmacy fixtures set the stage for efficient response to physicians’ orders. Acute and extended care drug distribution systems have been their exclusive business for more than forty years. From the earliest cart systems through the development of unit dose, wherever drugs are stocked, administered, or accounted for, Lionville products have been there to help.
Lionville has been a leading provider of drug distribution solutions since 1960. Lionville Medication & Point of Care carts can be found in more than 500 healthcare facilities across Canada. Global Medical Products has represented Lionville in Canada since the mid-1980’s.
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