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Call the MD, clarify the order. "Now and Today" sounds like the title of a soap opera as opposed to an MD order!
Was this a written order? Could it have been transcribed incorrectly? N&T with very, very poor handwriting could be a "neuro checks QID"
Please let us know what the outcome is--I am intrigued.
hinesdrive
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I have a question about an order for neuro checks for one of the patients on our floor.
The order is for Neuro Checks N&T QID. The "N&T QID" is all one selection for the frequency of the neuro checks, they are not put in separately by the ordering physician. We all know the QID part, it's the N&T part that we are unsure of.
I have utilized my good friend, Google, and have a couple ideas "numbness & tingling" or perhaps "now & today". I am leaning towards now & today because I don't see why numbness and tingling would be part of a "frequency" selection instead of under a "reason" selection. Has anybody else seen this in an order before and knows for sure what it means?