Cerydwyn

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1. Question

   Cerydwyn replied to rlanum's topic in General Nursing

   What type of nursing are you doing now? I am currently working in a private practice for a retinal surgeon. If you are in a surgical setting at a hospital, you could ask about any opportunities to scrub in on ophthalmic cases and get some experienc...

2. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

   Cerydwyn replied to yazisizit's topic in Humor

   Back when I was a nursing student I had a stab wound patient with a chest tube. The pt. had repeatedly clamped the tube and detached it himself from the PleuroVac to go smoke. This time he forgot to unclamp it. The doc was furious and was removing...

3. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

   Cerydwyn replied to yazisizit's topic in Humor

   Back when I was a nursing student I had a stab wound patient with a chest tube. The pt. had repeatedly clamped the tube and detached it himself from the PleuroVac to go smoke. This time he forgot to unclamp it. The doc was furious and was removing...

4. Legality of taking doctor's orders

   Cerydwyn replied to Cerydwyn's topic in Indiana

   Thank you for your replies, everyone. I'll look into this further for future reference. I will at least report the script error and it will be up to the doc to follow-up.

5. Legality of taking doctor's orders

   Cerydwyn replied to Cerydwyn's topic in Indiana

   She is taking a verbal order from the doctor physically present in the office and then writing the script. In the hospital, as others have mentioned, only RNs could take the orders, phone or otherwise, but I'm thinking that may be the hospital's pol...

6. Legality of taking doctor's orders

   Cerydwyn posted a topic in Indiana

   I am wondering if anyone knows the answer to, or where I can find the answer to, a question regarding who can and who cannot legally receive doctor's orders in Indiana. I am an RN working in a physician's office. In this office, a tech who has no o...