Overview

Title Your Name Subject and Section Professor’s Name Date Overview of the Recommended Actions The problem of the nurse taking fentanyl waste home from the hospital, coupled with other previous corrective actions and retraining, implies the risk of drug diversion. Thus, it presents an urgent concern. Since such improper behavior was repeated four times within one month, it should be suspected drug diversion, which should be reported to follow legal requirements and ensure the staff's responsibility. The investigation will precede reporting to ensure the system provides a clear account of the nurse's actions about controlled substances (Fan et al., 2019). Furthermore, the nurse should be restricted from patient care, especially those who meet controlled substances, till the investigation is completed. Due to safety issues, human resources (HR) and clinical management should talk about what should be done, and the possibilities may include transfer, suspension, or even dismissal if risks cannot be prevented. Further, the missing fentanyl should be the head start to secure audit by risk management, and pharmacy departments will help to confirm that the patient does not suffer from the effects of missing fentanyl or overdose due to improper disposal (Clark et al., 2022). Finally, in responding to the incident with complete organizational procedures, the organization maintains its standards, ideals on patient safety, regulations, and ethics. These actions perform necessary functions as safeguards for the patients and organizational ethical standards and emphasize...