ICYMI; Firing of N.B. nurse over suspected oxytocin misuse raises questions about drug
The Horizon Health Network, which operates the Moncton Hospital, has said it fired a registered nurse for allegedly tampering with IV bags in the maternity ward. The nurse is accused of inappropriately administering the labour-inducing drug oxytocin to pregnant women.If police lay charges against the nurse, they could range from "administering a noxious substance" to the much more serious charge of "aggravated assault.
They could be stored in a cupboard or a medication cart. They could also be kept in an automated cabinet that tracks the number of vials, the person taking them and possibly the patients using it. Asked how nurses get the drug at Moncton Hospital, Horizon Health Network told CTV News that "the maternal newborn unit has an automated dispensing cart where oxytocin is stored. Oxytocin is also located in the epidural cart."
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