If nurses are distributing formula in the hospital, that is a treatment,
pretty much the same thing as giving out meds. You are expected to check the
identification of the patient, the order on the books as well as the dose
and expiry date.

If *nurses* are giving out expired formula, is that any different than
giving out expired medication? In my world, giving out expired treatments is
a violation of my license, which could now be revoked by the state.

I'm not willing to take that chance.

Best wishes,
Sam Doak
Who bangs her head against the wall on a regular basis...

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Susan,

This happened once in our hospital.  I was the one who noticed it and
brought it to the attention of the head doc.  The next day, there were
notices pasted all over the dept. that the company that produced the milk (
said company had contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to build a new
NICU) said that it was ok to use the milk for another 3 months.  I looked up
on the site of that company about expiration dates and it clearly stated not
to use the milk if:

1.	the expiry date had passed
2.	the milk looked brownish ( it did)
3.	it seemed to have pieces floating on top ( it did)

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