What I have learned about nursing...from allnurses.com

[OgopogoLPN, LPN, RN]

What I have learned about nursing from allnurses.com....

OK, this will sound very naive from someone who wants to be a nurse, but I did not know that nurses (well, I guess mainly RN's) did care plans for patients :imbar

I assumed that a care plan was made by their attending doctor and the nurses executed the orders.

There are also many terms, acronyms, and abbreviations I've read on other forums and I have no idea what they mean.

I guess I will in time, even though I'm going for my LPN now and hopefully RN in a few more years.

What have you learned about nursing from allnurses.com that you didn't know?

[chubbi]

Ogopogo,

I didn't know that RN's did careplans either. I always thought the physician did the careplans...that's interesting.

chubbi

[meandragonbrett]

Nursing Care Plans are NOT what physicians utilize when writing orders.