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[busy-bee]

I called the doctor to obtain an order for a patient several days ago. When I returned to work, the order was the same however a nurse added to the physician order. Isn't this illegal? I am very worried about this. When I write a verbal order, I don't want anyone to write on same order for it makes it look like I took that order too. I asked her to please write a clarification. No matter how simple the oder, this should not ever be done. Am I correct about feeling this way?

[AngBthatsme]

Yes you are right. Noone should ever write anything to anyones order. This issue should be addressed with your manager. That nurse should have written a clarification of the order if she had talked to the physician about that order. Good eye. Happy nursing.

[Dolce, RN]

This is why computerized order entry is such a wonderful tool! No messy handwriting and it is 100% clear WHO placed the order at the specific time. No one can "write over" a computerized entry.

[mom4josh]

I had a resident do this to me (see my post below). I'd write an incident report to CYA. The nurse should know better.

https://allnurses.com/forums/f8/altering-documentation-210610.html

[fultzymom]

Once an order is writen by you, nobody should be adding anything to it, no matter how big or small the order. You are then responsible for it. I don't blame you. I would have said something too.

[busy-bee]

When I asked the nurse to write a clarification she really was upset with me. Not to mention she is my superior, it really made me nervouse to ask her to do this. I would of not caught it, but the hospital called to ask us to fax the order. She rode my *ss the rest of the day.

[morte, LPN, LVN]

When I asked the nurse to write a clarification she really was upset with me. Not to mention she is my superior, it really made me nervouse to ask her to do this. I would of not caught it, but the hospital called to ask us to fax the order. She rode my *ss the rest of the day.

i would have a talk with the next person up the "food chain", this, it would seem, is the beginning of harrassment...best nipped in the bud

[MAISY, RN-ER, BSN, RN]

Never had another nurse add to my orders, but residents were notorious for doing it. Now, after an order is written-I block out the rest of the order page so that no additional orders can be added to the date and time. This way I know when a page is done it is done! You may want to try that.

Maisy;)

[ORNurseAngie]

Never had another nurse add to my orders, but residents were notorious for doing it. Now, after an order is written-I block out the rest of the order page so that no additional orders can be added to the date and time. This way I know when a page is done it is done! You may want to try that.

Maisy;)

I do the same thing with orders also (blocking it out) I would make a copy of it and show it to my nurse manager. also let her know the other nurse is giving you a hard time about it.