tmylen

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1. Ever caught a visitor playing with an IV pump??

   tmylen replied to TweetiePieRN's topic in General Nursing

   I went in the room to check the IVF (icu) and noticed the amound on the pressors was different and lower than the previous amount. The daughter of the pt stated she changed it because she felt it was not needed at that rate any longer. She is a nurse...

2. IL Supreme Court Rules Only Nurses Can Testify on the Standard of Care for Nurses

   tmylen replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

   Well, I didn't and don't read everything word for word. I focus in on problem areas and scan the rest. I read the doc's plan, look at labs related to the diagnosis, lytes and CBC, the first part of the H&P to make sure I have all the co-morbid ...

3. IL Supreme Court Rules Only Nurses Can Testify on the Standard of Care for Nurses

   tmylen replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

   If the only care that a patient received had to have an order for that care written by a physician or other surrogate, the patient would be considered to have received a sub-standard level-of-care. The BON in any state delineates a "scope of practic...