Elpeon75

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1. NACE 1

   Elpeon75 replied to NurseHoney's topic in LPN-RN

   How was the test? Im going to take in a couple weeks.

2. Reasonable expectations in HH?

   Elpeon75 replied to Elpeon75's topic in Home Health

   I'm hourly. Insulins are outlier.

3. Reasonable expectations in HH?

   Elpeon75 posted a topic in Home Health

   Hi all! I'm an lpn working weekends in HH. My schedule usually starts with insulins at 0530 til 1230, break for a couple of hours and then I do my evening insulins from 1500-1800(I squeak my SN/WC visits in my break). For example my patient load is...

4. Scope of Practice & Delegation

   Elpeon75 replied to IdahoBlues's topic in LPN/LVN

   What healthcare setting is this in? What is the facility policy? Why would you sign for a medication you didn't give? Sounds like a slippery slope and if I were you I'd stop. It's YOUR license on the line, why would you jeopardize like that? Onl...

5. Blatant false documentation

   Elpeon75 replied to Elpeon75's topic in General Nursing

   Was not my documentation that was changed. It was the docs documentation that was altered to indicate the pt had been assessed when in fact had not.

6. Blatant false documentation

   Elpeon75 replied to Elpeon75's topic in General Nursing

   The physician component is included in the nurses notes. It can't be missed. If they want to fire me over an internal audit that uncovered a false documentation issue that involved the doc, the director and a nurse to cover up a potential pt safety...

7. Blatant false documentation

   Elpeon75 replied to Elpeon75's topic in General Nursing

   The charts are audited routinely.

8. Blatant false documentation

   Elpeon75 replied to Elpeon75's topic in General Nursing

   I am, but I also want to be assured I've done my due diligence. I think I've notified the proper people.

9. Blatant false documentation

   Elpeon75 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi all! A situation arose at work where documentation was changed two weeks after the fact to indicate a doc had assessed a pt in an emergent situation. The pt was never assessed by the doc. I then find out it was changed at the direction of the de...