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1. Can a supervisor force you to take a second floor?

   Ccinct posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a LPN in CT. Tonight I was working the 3-11 shift. At my facility our floor has 2 units, with 22 patients on each unit. At 5p the nurse on the other unit asked me if she could go home at 9pm. I said okay. At 9pm, one of the CNAs said she was goi...

2. Could I be sued for neglect or lose my license over this?

   Ccinct replied to Ccinct's topic in Geriatric

   There was a page in the patient's chart that said DNR/DNI and nothing else. Usually we just look at that one page because it's a quick way to find someone's code status instead of reading their whole advanced directives form. That was the page that t...

3. Could I be sued for neglect or lose my license over this?

   Ccinct posted a topic in Geriatric

   I work in a long term care facility. Last night I had a resident who has sleep apnea and is non-compliant with her bi-pap and also has a history of acute respiratory hypercapnia and hypoxia. Around 2:00a she told me she was feeling anxious so I gave ...