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Oct 03, 2009 08:14 AM

Cath lab documentation......

by s4twin

been a ccu nurse for over 8 years and recently started in the cath lab. my only concern is that we have cvt's, arrt's and one emt doing the documentation in the mac lab and nurse signs the report. there are some portions of the report that require nursing dx and other nursing documentation that "techs" are filling out. my question is, is it the norm for a cvt or arrt to be doing the actual documentation in the mac lab and the nurse signing it off.


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from jjjoy
Old Oct 12, 2009, 11:52 AM

Default Re: Cath lab documentation......
The lab I work with doesn't have nsg diagnoses in MacLab so I'm curious where and how nursing diagnoses were worked into your Mac Lab. Are they part of custom-built macros? Forms? It also sounds like your lab has a nurse sign off on the report after the case is finished. Do they sign-off after sections that are specifically nursing-related or are they signing off on the full report?

I, too, am concerned about using Mac Lab and still be able to identify exactly who was responsible for what, as well as non-nurses doing clinical documentation that in other cases would be restricted to licensed nurses only. If anyone else has a better grasp on what are and aren't appropriate documentation methods in a system like MacLab, I'm interested to learn more.

Thanks, OP, for asking the question!
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from s4twin
Old Oct 14, 2009, 04:21 PM

Default Re: Cath lab documentation......
My understanding is that, its part of a custom form in the mac lab that has to be turned "on". Yes, a nurse has to sign the report, plus the physician and monitor tech. The nurse is signing off the meds that nurse gave, basically its our MAR. My thing is that a cvt or even a arrt is filling out nursing documentation ie pulses,nursing dx, iv site..... Lets be realistic here, the "circulating nurse/in the room" is not going to read 16-20 pages of documentation. To be honest I only look at the medication section. I've brought it up the the cath manager(is not even a nurse, arrt or cvt but thats a whole another topic) and has no clue what the nurse is really responsible for. So if anyone can chime in. tia
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