ERnurse2001

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1. Ethical question...give their alcohol back or not?

   ERnurse2001 replied to ERnurse2001's topic in General Nursing

   My opinion is to keep it @ the desk and give it back when the pt. is sober. I have seen staff dump it and throw it away which I tend to disagree with. I am always interested in ethical debates. Thank you for your input!

2. Ethical question...give their alcohol back or not?

   ERnurse2001 replied to ERnurse2001's topic in General Nursing

   I would too, but that's not quite the question I'm asking...

3. Please help settle debate about medical record/revoking consent

   ERnurse2001 replied to ERnurse2001's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, this was my point and I think you were the only one who understood that. I wrote that it was a copy that I had, I gave them the original back and then they also wanted the copy back. This created a problem because although the med. list was ...

4. Ethical question...give their alcohol back or not?

   ERnurse2001 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Your patient is in your hospital department because they are either drunk (ER) or admitted for DT's (floor). You or a co-worker find a bottle of alcohol in your patients belongings. Do you: A) Keep it with the patient's belongings. It is their pr...

5. Please help settle debate about medical record/revoking consent

   ERnurse2001 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello all, :) If a patient voluntarily gives you a written copy of something pertaining to their situation (i.e. med. list, past history, etc.) with the original understanding that you can keep it for the medical record, can the patient demand it bac...

6. Mistakes we have made

   ERnurse2001 replied to LilpoRN's topic in Safety

   As a student I crushed a K-Dur (potassium) tablet and put it down an NG tube. I didn't realize the K-Dur wouldn't dissolve and it ended up clogging the tube Oh, and this happened in the middle of the night. I dreaded having to call the Dr. in the...