scg08rn replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing
The hospital is scary for all age groups, and the environment where you usually sleep in is not where you are at that time, I can understand. I'm in my almost mid-20s and have been hospitalized in my late teens and I felt like I was all out of routin...
Never sign before actually administering the med! what if you walk in the room and the patient is unresponsive or critical change in status? I used to work sub-acute rehab, the sister of long term care, i used to put a very small dot in the box where...
It may be legal. I wouldn't agree to doing it. I would also emphasize quality of care. I'm sure most of the rehab patients don't turn themselves every two hours. It's hard to do cares/ADLs by yourself. How about a boost in bed when it's med time? Ca...
Some facilities have a checklist, however, if the teaching is related to risky AND safety behavior (falls, DM teaching, etc), I would defiantly write a short note. Doesn't hurt to cover your behind twice!
What about putting a percocet in a medicine cup, and pouring water right into the medicine cup instead of a regular cup? Last night I had a fall, grabbed the chart, called the family telling them what happened, come to realize it was the wrong patien...
the only way he could look through the chart is if he is the primary doctor caring for the patient. even if he was a poa or decision maker, he would probably need to get permission from administration to get copies of the chart. this is as far as i k...
i googled "how to unclog a gtube" and those steps are at this website http://www.ehow.com/how_5135339_unclog-gtube-feeding-tube.html the website gives instructions for home care use.
Coke, ginger ale.. flushing with cranberry juice once in awhile to keep it going. i encountered a nurse's who held the gtube at the base (by the stoma) and milking the contents towards the opening of the tube. this way isn't all that safe, you can ac...
i wouldn't have held the medication if the bp is wnl.. doesn't make sense. a doctor should always be notified if a medication is held or refused. if the bp is wnl now, in an hour it may not be because the medication wasn't given. if a bp is running l...
where i work, the state came in for medications being left at the bedside (a patient reported it to the ombudsman..). it is not acceptable, and the nurse who left them at the bedside will be terminated. it is not safe, somebody else can come in and t...
i thought a peg tube had to be changed by a doctor, or is it by policy of the institution/regulations of the state? i know if a peg tube comes out, inserting a foley cath will keep the stoma open.