ljeanmarielouise

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1. Open visitation policy

   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...

2. Is it legal to rewrite nursing notes 3 months later?

   ljeanmarielouise replied to sblanchard1983's topic in General Nursing

   Rewriting any notes is tampering with the medical record and could land you in serious trouble if there is ever any type of legal question.

3. Naloxone for septic shock?

   ljeanmarielouise replied to annister's topic in General Nursing

   Here is a link to drugs.com which states naloxone may be used to temporarily increase blood pressure. http://www.drugs.com/pro/narcan.html

4. CouId possibly work as an CNA w/RN license?

   ljeanmarielouise replied to xoNurseRNxo's topic in Retired

   I would also check with your board of nursing to verify liability (RN vs CNA).

5. Discontinuing IJ turned into a Rapid Response

   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...

6. nursing care plan

   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...

7. staffing

   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...