How often does your facility charting on titratable medications?
For example, a patient on Propofol with the following orders:
Initiate Rate - 5mcg/kg/min. Titrate Rate - 5mcg/kg/min...
To me, it is comparable. Nursing and law enforcement when it comes to serving the public. The comparison is purely for discussion and what other nursing professionals think.
I used Officer Shelby...
Everyone is telling me that she does not discuss her errors. Then I am not interested.
Her podcast appearances do not make her look any better. Some of the banter makes me think, "Well, the...
I understand completely that the family may not want to speak of the trauma of the event. This is something they may consider if they are EVER ready. I have heard family members who have come to speak...
Thank you for information. I vaguely remember the online funding campaign. I did not know it raised $250K. Additionally, I did not know the family has not taken civil action against her. I knew about...
I can understand the outrage. If I was the patient's family member, I would question the reasons for it.
I'd be interesting in hearing from the victim patient's family. They would definitely get...
Hi All,
I am looking for feedback on how you or facility charts PEG tube position on an on-going basis.
For example:
You have a patient with an established PEG tube. The tube is...
How often does your facility complete direct observation auditing of central lines? (checking dressings, BioPatch, securment device, etc) Currently, we are auditing 20 patients a month randomly per...
Thanks! My apologies, I should have been more specific. Does anyone make it an issue if the entire securement device is not under the transparent dressing? Like for and IJ where one is dealing with...
Hi all, This is a question regarding CLABSI prevention. What have you/your facility implemented to decrease CLABSIs?How are you tracking that CVC line maintenance procedures are being followed?Do you...