lvnnars1

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  1. Clocking out ..NO Overtime

    it's almost impossible to finish everything including charting in 8 hours for most nurses....
  2. can someone please explain California's "No Hostage" Policy? thanks
  3. for example, if a new skin discoloration or skin tear/open area is found on a patient and the supervisor was the person it was first reported to, is it that person's responsibility to make the incident report? Also, if that person was the one who rec...
  4. Joint Commission choose me...question!

    is an order that states "Lantus 20 units SQ QPM" ok to be given either at 8pm or 5pm?
  5. Joint Commission choose me...question!

    so if a medication is given QPM what time is it given?
  6. Questions about Continuing Education Credits for LVN

    anyone?
  7. Questions about Continuing Education Credits for LVN

    i just got my certificate of completion of 30 hours of CEU credits printed out. do i need to send this certificate to the board of lvn nursing?? or will the company i got it from (elitecme.com) notify the board of my completed hours?? my license exp...
  8. puree and mechanical soft diets

    anyone else?
  9. puree and mechanical soft diets

    just for clarification.. when a patient is on a mechanical soft diet are liquids always gonna be thin unless there is an order for thickened liquids (to take medications)?. also, when a patient is on puree diet they're supposed to take their meds wit...
  10. New nurse, Second Medication error, Scared

    ahh ok, but what if the doctor came in during your med pass and you didnt notice him walk in and he didnt flag out the new lowered dosage in the chart? isn't that an honest mistake?
  11. New nurse, Second Medication error, Scared

    if you give less than the prescribed does, is that also considered a medication error?
  12. when you forget to carry out an order on your pt

    has anyone ever had a doctor come in the facility and made an order change while you were doing med pass and you didnt even notice the doctor come in so you had no idea there were any new orders/changes in the chart?
  13. i hear some people say it is, and the other half say it isn't. what do you nurses think? for example 2L oxygen via nasal cannula is that considered a medication?
  14. Writing Clarification Orders

    Can I also write it like this: "1/5/2011 2100 Clarification order for signed fax order D/C Tylenol 300mg, Start Tylenol 500mg 1 tab po every 4 hours as needed for pain" then nurses notes. ALWAYS write what the doctor initially ordered (what we are cl...
  15. Writing Clarification Orders

    when clarifying a med order, do you need a d/c order for the previous medication that is being clarified? for example, old order was tylenol 325mg i tab po prn for pain, MD meant tylenol 500mg i tab po prn for pain.. do we need a d/c order for the t...