bstern

bstern

16 yrs Med/Surg; Cardiac, 4 yrs Psych

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  1. Verbal order

    bstern posted a topic in New York Nursing

    A nurse gives you a VO she has taken from a NP. You find out later that the NP was never actually called, and did not give the order. While the order content itself was not critical, and caused no...

  2. Verbal order

    bstern replied to bstern's topic in New York Nursing

    The NP would have been content to have the person warned not to do it again....but then she lied and said she did talk to him....put it in writing as well....that changed his opinion right away....now...

  3. Verbal order

    bstern replied to bstern's topic in New York Nursing

    I'm sorry to say your educated guess is wrong. I had no problem with this nurse. I barely know her. She is new to our facility, just came from another. I think she falls into the category of one...

  4. Verbal order

    bstern replied to bstern's topic in New York Nursing

    Thanks! I know what you mean about the bio-clock. I worked midnights for over 20

  5. Verbal order

    bstern replied to bstern's topic in New York Nursing

    WOW...someone else who gets up as early as I do? I don't leave for work until 5, but find that if I get up at 3 I have some quiet time to myself. mmmmm....it is

  6. Verbal order

    bstern replied to bstern's topic in New York Nursing

    The nurse who wrote the order wrote "verbal/telephone order" in the chart. Sorry for any misunderstanding about that. I guess what I'm really questioning is, why would she such a thing in the...

  7. Verbal order

    bstern replied to bstern's topic in New York Nursing

    This was a verbal/telephone order. The nurse who "took" the order did indeed write that it was a telephone order, read back and confirmed. It was documented as such in the chart. The nurse who...

  8. Verbal order

    bstern replied to bstern's topic in New York Nursing

    I'm not really sure what you mean when you say she stepped on toes before, and now it's a matter of getting even. I really am not involved directly in this at all, except as one of the staff nurses...

  9. Verbal order

    bstern replied to bstern's topic in New York Nursing

    It has been reported to our unit manager, and we are just waiting to see what she does with the information. She has asked for documentation from the NP, and from the co-signing nurse. I'm sure...