ljeanmarielouise replied to Linda B. RN's topic in MICU
I worked in a major medical center with open visitation between 8 am to 8 pm. We allowed 1 family memeber to stay with the patient during those hours with the guideline they would step out as needed during procedures or hemodynamic instability. We lo...
ljeanmarielouise replied to Manatee111's topic in Safety
A brief search of policy and procedures for various facilities across the nation indicates most facilities require placing the patient in a slight Trandelenburg position or with the head of the bed flat. Several P&P state the patient may not be i...
ljeanmarielouise replied to daisyblue's topic in Student Assist
Your diagnosis are stated correctly but you need to be more specific regarding the "related to" component and the "as evidenced by" components (what specifically makes the patient a risk for aspirating). For example 1. risk for aspiration related t...
ljeanmarielouise replied to icunurse1955's topic in Critical
Wow, this is a huge issue from a legal standpoint. Your hospital's policy and procedure manual should have staffing guidelines as well as using patient acuity to guide your staffing. As a legal nurse consultant who works on medical malpractice cases...