I agree with the proposed rule change.  Having nurses sign for narcotics takes nurses away from there main duty which is patient care.  Their has been numerous occasions where a nurse has had to come from a patients room just to sign for the narcotics so I could put them in the accudose. 

There is still a checks and balance system that is in place to insure that diversion of narcotics will not happen.  The computers will know if you didnt put in the correct amount.  When then next person goes to take out a narcotic to give a patient the nurse will count prior and will see that there is a discrepency. 

I think that the proposed rule change would make nurses jobs better and easier as well as the pharmacy staff.

Tracy Phillips