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of what may or may not have
happened before coming to any
meaningful conclusions.
Don't be afraid to suspend suspected employees until you come
to conclusive answers about incidents in question. You might be
wrong on your suspicions, and
could end up paying employees
for the duration of their suspensions, but you'd be doing the right
thing to protect your patients.
Secure all narcotics in an automated dispensing cabinet or
locked drawer, and monitor drugs
prone to diversion: oxycodone,
meperidine and hydromorphone.
Have checks and balances in place
to track the ordering and use of
narcotics — no single person
should ever be fully responsible
for managing controlled substances. If one person orders the
drugs, another person should
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