charting meds????

[k9kabs]

OMG!!! I just read on the epn board that we are supposed to chart our meds (levonox, insuling etc) in the other narrative box. I though we signed the paper mar that the ce keeps in her pocket. I swear I never heard that before!!!

I am testing next friday, and hate reading new stuff to stress over. Does anyone know if this is true??

I need to stay off that Damn board!!!!!

[t-lo]

If you used the Lovonox as an intervention for a ineffective peripheral tissue perfusion then yes I would put a 1 liner in the PVA narrative I was doing. If gave a prn or if the primary gava a prn I would chart it in the narrative it would be long with. But as for regular meds no they don't have to be charted in the "Other narrative" section of the PCS packet. Some one is making stuff up again to make this harder than it has to be

[TashaLPN2006RN2012, ASN, RN]

I just took the documentation conference and made the mistake of charting a med in the "other" secion...NONA (staff) said that it did NOT have to go there because it was already signed in the MAR, but that i could put it there, however it was just EXTRA work for ME ...no worries! When in doubt i'd ask the CE, the worst they could say is "i can't tell you that" in which case, if you WANTED to chart it, then do so! =)

[t-lo]

Please remember the more "extra stuff" you chart the more of your time is used. Part of CPNE ™ is organization and time management. I tell students "lose the fluff" 'cause the clock is ticking and you don't have time for exta stuff. Many times you have seen posts for students that say... I ran out of time. Trust those students and me when I tell you.... "You don't have time for the extra stuff or the fluff stuff when it comes to being successful at the EC Clinical. No it will not fail you to chart extra stuff like the meds but it will fail you if the extra stuff puts you past your time to complete.