aligar89

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1. question: can you chart on a pt. being rude?

   aligar89 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Is it just part of our job as a nurse to deal with rude behavior and the name calling or can i document on a pt being mean, grabbing my arm tight when yelling at me, accusing me or just mocking me? These a various pt by the way all elderly men....

2. Patient change of condition and bickering on coming nurse

   aligar89 replied to aligar89's topic in Relations

   Also i know its a pts right to go to the er when says so but why didnt my supervisor say ok lets send the pt. He just kept nodding and saying oh ok oh ok....

3. Patient change of condition and bickering on coming nurse

   aligar89 posted a topic in Relations

   My night shift ended with a pt who had abdominal pain 10/10. Given dilaudid 6mg po fell alseep and woke at 0600 again with pain. No distention with bowel sounds rule out constipation. Has renal failure and liver transplant. Kept wanting to send out t...

4. help on charting and preventing pneumonia

   aligar89 replied to aligar89's topic in General Nursing

   Pt is alert but not oriented. Fluctuates when trying to make needs known. Doesnt get up. I try putting the yanker tube in pts mouth but closes it so hard and pushes my hand away. Tried nasal suction and same thing.

5. help on charting and preventing pneumonia

   aligar89 replied to aligar89's topic in General Nursing

   Seems to cough alot and sounds like hes gurgling, almost drowning, his secretions then tries spitting them out but not alert enough.

6. help on charting and preventing pneumonia

   aligar89 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have a patient with throat cancer and muscle weakness. Pt has heavy amounts of secretions with cough. He gets breathing treatment from me prn when sob. My job has inserviced us that pneumonia will be reportable soon and we must be prevent it or wer...

7. Norco given to patient with codeine allergy

   aligar89 replied to aligar89's topic in Medications

   Awesome thanks the commuter my supervisor said the same

8. Norco given to patient with codeine allergy

   aligar89 posted a topic in Medications

   Im at work right now and the rn gave me an order to give norco to a patient after the doctor called her. I gave it without looking at her chart or transcribing to the mar. I just took it out of the ekit. Turns out shes allergic to codeine. As of now ...