tigermonkey

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1. Concerns: Actions outside of scope of practice

   tigermonkey replied to tigermonkey's topic in CCU

   Thank you both for your replies. That helps a bit. Still, it doesn't seem as though acting without orders is covered under the nurse practice act or the "scope of practice" for nurses to give things that are not (at least) ordered prn (Kerrigan...the...

2. Concerns: Actions outside of scope of practice

   tigermonkey posted a topic in CCU

   I'm new to a facility and I love the people there. Fresh hearts and thoracotomies, etc. are quite interesting. It's a great challenge and I'm enjoying it. However, I am concerned that the nurses are telling me that it is the norm to treat symptoms ...