heyimnew911

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1. what should i have done.

   heyimnew911 replied to heyimnew911's topic in General Nursing

   thanks... i was not aware of the protocol and to call the MD. i thought i was to score and give medication based on that # that is it. 0.5 mg ativan for 8, 1 mg ativan for 12.... etc... (those aren't the actuall #s, just an example). they tried a ...

2. what should i have done.

   heyimnew911 replied to heyimnew911's topic in General Nursing

   "patient refuses to be assessed" etc... documented everywhere. majority of nurses/assistants do not want to get near him because he sometimes is combative. i'm a male. i did my own vitals, physical (as best as i could), i was slipping medication i...

3. what should i have done.

   heyimnew911 replied to heyimnew911's topic in General Nursing

   patient has a history of seizures, on no medication because of noncompliance. unless it is "slipped" into drink or food. so new in the hospital setting, but not new outside. seizure stopped and patient did regain "baseline LOC", though the patient ...

4. what should i have done.

   heyimnew911 posted a topic in General Nursing

   patient 77 year old JOHN DOE: admitted for: encephalopathy (related to meth, benzos, opioids is what i gather) hx: COPD, hight blood pressure, stage 3 kidney disease, unspecified seizures, (etoh,meth, opiods, benzo, abuse) long story short, i had a t...