I saw a home patient yesterday who had a new pressure sore on her little toe. She requested Duoderm and I had some in my car so I cut some small ovals, applied one to her toe, and left the remainder for her to use. I charted a progress note on it. My D.O.N. said that I should have gotten a physician order before applying the Duoderm. She said I was practicing medicine without a license. Is that true?? I come from an neurosurgical ICU background and could use supplies such as Duoderm as I saw fit so this was news to me.
Thanks for the help!
Karen