Forgot to carry out an order? Reportable to the BON?

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Hello, so my unit goes over charting with a fine-tooth comb. I have only been at this job for three months and have gotten called in to the office 2x already because say in admission documentation "patient education" was not documented on (I didn't document it because there was only 2 hrs. left in my shift when I got this admission from surgery and it was actually NOT a good time to do patient education).

There was a new order to do orthostatic BPs on a patient 1x/shift and I didn't do them. Did the routine BPs, but not an orthostatic. I just completely forgot because I had such a hectic

day... many huge changes in status and just, it was terrible. So I forgot that one thing. As far as I know, that's all I forgot to do.

Is this something that is reportable to the BON?

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Specializes in Clinical Research, Outpt Women's Health.

No. It takes much more than that.

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Go to your BON site and see what people are suspended for.

Pretty sure missing orthos won't be on the list.

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Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.

I can't see this going to the board, especially if you are truthful. But you may lose your job. Hard to say.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, NICU.

You got called into the office for that? How petty.

BON has bigger fish to fry. Like diverting narcotics, patient abuse/neglect/abandonment, HIPAA violations, patient endangerment, working outside of one's scope of practice...

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You got called into the office for that? How petty.

BON has bigger fish to fry. Like diverting narcotics, patient abuse/neglect/abandonment, HIPAA violations, patient endangerment, working outside of one's scope of practice...

If one (well, heard of two nurses at this place) diverts narcotics, they don't report for that because of the "stain" on the reputation of the company. They let them work on they psych unit. I don't know if they have them go to treatment or not.

These people have turned me in to a shaky leaf.

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Go to your BON site and see what people are suspended for.

Pretty sure missing orthos won't be on the list.

Haha. My state's nurse practice act is so long, so vague, and in such barely discernable English that I mean, I have no idea. But thanks for your vote of confidence! :)

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Specializes in ER.

I'm glad I am not a floor nurse. Seriously. I don't have issues with physicians often and most are understanding.

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Is this something that is reportable to the BON?

If it were, there wouldn't be a practicing nurse left.

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If it were, there wouldn't be a practicing nurse left.

Haha, point taken. This place has my nerves frazzled with their scare-tactics. We get called into the office about minor charting issues all the time. They take "screen shots" of our echarting, and then pick it apart I guess. Wish the manager would've mentioned this in my interview!!! I have never felt so unappreciated, scrutinized, etc. I would like to leave. It feels like a hostile environment to me. No one wants to float to our floor.

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I'm glad I am not a floor nurse. Seriously. I don't have issues with physicians often and most are understanding.

Please enlighten. Are you a manager?

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Dialysis.

How horrible! To be that closely scrutinized must be nerve wracking. I wouldn't be surprised if that unit got dinged by state on documentation last time there was a visit so they are being extra diligent. Or maybe the unit manager was dinged for documentation in a previous position, if that is the case he/she may always be that diligent about charting. Hopefully it calms down soon. Whatever the reason for this, sorry you are caught in the cross fire.

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