[bogart1]

Is it necessary we note orders with a colored pen (red, purple)? Does anyone allow staff/physicians to write in patient charts with blue pens?

[HardwrknRN]

It depends on the facility you work at as far as RN's noting orders, at my facility, orders are written in black ink, the ward clerk takes them off/initials in black, but the nurse has to sign off in red ink. Everywhere is different, but I have seen doctors write orders in blue ink and once we had a doctor that wrote like three pages of orders with a purple sparkle pen. Go figure. I would just follow your facility's policy.