I think you are headed in the right direction with the Impaired parenting, but I would be a little little leary of using "AEB patient is only 13 yrs old." You may be able to just say "AEB age of...
"Chronic kidney disease (CKD) encompasses a spectrum of different pathophysiologic processes associated with abnormal kidney function, and a progressive decline in glomerular filtration rate (GFR)....
belle87RN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency
How about this one.. A lady who knew she was allergic to cats, had been for quite some time. Came into the ED because she had bought a new kitten and had also bought hypoallergenic shampoo for her...
I didn't read your entire post so I missed that you had all of the ones that I listed. - Does she have family taking care of her? You could use "Caregiver Role Strain" (Remember that your "client"...
There's a new book! Goodness, maybe I should get that, although i only have till May, so I should be good. Here are a few i would do: Imbalance Fluid Volume or Risk for Imbalance Fluid volume r/t...
Okay, so I know HIPPA is pretty strict but I wanted to know this. Is it a violition of HIPPA to ask people (like churches and family members) to pray for patients that you have, as long as you...
Thanks! I figured it wasn't a HIPPA violation. But I wanted to ask opinions. For those that are of the praying kind out there. We did have a patient come into our ER. He was transferred to another...
I think you should definitely appeal to someone above the clinical director. If you changed shoes when she pointed it out, you should be okay. I could see them dismissing you if you had poor...
belle87RN replied to patrice meursault's topic in Emergency
As the person who signs people in for Triage I've heard quite a few funny stories of how people became injured but the best complaint was the young man that told me that he had "severe pain in his...
I was a counselor in a the cabin right next to where one of the worst incidents that I've seen, happened. (I worked 3 summers at that camp now). The girls were chasing each other around and the one...