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  1. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    georgianurseRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    GUILT GUILT GUILT, makes you want to tell them to take her home and do a better job, so either **** or get off the

  2. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    georgianurseRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    LOL you gotta love

  3. What do you wish students knew?

    georgianurseRN replied to fsaav's topic in General Nursing

    WOW, I hope you remember that you weren't born with that title behind your

  4. medicine without a license

    georgianurseRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    hello, I am new to this but there seem to be some intelligent people here. I have a question about LPN changing insulin dosing without a MD order? This is a nursing home, patient said he only wanted X...

  5. What do you wish students knew?

    georgianurseRN replied to fsaav's topic in General Nursing

    Ask questions, act like you are truely interested, ask to watch procedures, and use your preceptors experiences to your own benefit. Book nursing is nothing like the real deal. Go for it, and remember...

  6. medicine without a license

    georgianurseRN replied to georgianurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    The key word here is PRESCRIBED, prescribed to be given at a certain dose at a certain time. Prescribed applies to all meds given in a nursing facility of any type if I am not

  7. medicine without a license

    georgianurseRN replied to georgianurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, lots of good feedback for the most part. I am a little concerned that some of the nurses that replied tended to want to assume that I was only researching for disciplinary reasons, That is...

  8. medicine without a license

    georgianurseRN replied to georgianurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    not referring to harm, referring to

  9. medicine without a license

    georgianurseRN replied to georgianurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    with an order to use them and training to eequip them with the necessary knowledge to use them

  10. medicine without a license

    georgianurseRN replied to georgianurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    How is asking for more any different then asking for less? in the case of insulin dosage, not referring to the obvious dilemma of asking for more pain

  11. medicine without a license

    georgianurseRN replied to georgianurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for your take on things. I appreciate a reply that does not immediately judge me, or because I am DON automatically think I am out to "get" someone. You have given me infor that I...

  12. medicine without a license

    georgianurseRN replied to georgianurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is an issue of education, not discipline, if you read all the threads carefully you will see that. And, I asked the question looking for some verbage, again if you read carefully you will see...

  13. medicine without a license

    georgianurseRN replied to georgianurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    So...did you give them the partial

  14. medicine without a license

    georgianurseRN replied to georgianurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    if the order read 10 u and the patient is requesting 5 and is given 5 you you have knowingly changed the order. That is practicing medicine. It is also a med error. Call the MD, he/she may very well...

  15. medicine without a license

    georgianurseRN replied to georgianurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    The nurse who didnt do her job and call and get an

  16. medicine without a license

    georgianurseRN replied to georgianurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    amen and thank you for having common

  17. medicine without a license

    georgianurseRN replied to georgianurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    After researching most of the day, I have found that it is absolutely illegal to change the dose of any medication without an order, that includes giving a lesser or higher dose upon request without...

  18. medicine without a license

    georgianurseRN replied to georgianurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    You are correct , patients do have autonomy and a right to participate in their care, care planning and right to refuse care/treatment. And the right to request a lower dose, or a higher dose. This is...

  19. medicine without a license

    georgianurseRN replied to georgianurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is not an issue of patient rights, any patient has a right to refuse meds, treatment etc, It is a matter of changing a dosage without an order to do so. To do so requires a license to practice...

  20. medicine without a license

    georgianurseRN replied to georgianurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    Any and all patients can refuse a dose of medication. If you comply with their wishes to give half a dose, without a doctor order and they go into a coma or some other complication, who is at risk or...

  21. medicine without a license

    georgianurseRN replied to georgianurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not going after anyone's license, only trying to protect them as a good DON should do. It is alright for a patient to refuse any med or treatment for any reason, it is not alright to make a decision...

  22. medicine without a license

    georgianurseRN replied to georgianurseRN's topic in General Nursing

    yes, but where can I find some type of OFFICIAL verbage to post. I am new DON to this facility and apparently the old one told them it