MaryPush
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Wow, sorry you're going through all of that. However, according to the TOS of this site, this is not a medical advice board. You need to call your doc. Hope you feel better.
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Many facilities' medical records departments have an "approved abbreviations" list and only those abbreviations are permitted in charting. In my experience, it has been found in a polices and procedures manual. Also, the med rec dept would probably be glad to print a copy for you if you have trouble locating one. Mary
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The only time OSHA would care is if the bed (or anything for that matter) is blocking the fire exit. There is no OSHA regulation/standard re: placement/location of patient beds in any type of health care facility. With all due respect, please cite the specific OSHA standard and I will stand humbly corrected.
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Just a reminder, OSHA doesn't care about your patients. OSHA would only care about this situation if it involved the safety of employees.
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Consider suggesting to the victim to check with Human Resources. In some cases, to file a claim, you have to go to a certain doctor (HR should have a list). She can probably get follow up tx (if necessary) by the provider of her choice, just make sure she checks it out. Regards, Mary
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If the incident occured in NYS, you would be covered by the NY state occupational safety and health program. I'm not 100% certain if Ct is covered by Federal OSHA or if they have a state plan.
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Try searching this site for a thread. I found one from last fall that looked very helpful, but I don't know how to provide a direct link to it.
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Why wouldn't you put the time you worked in psych on your resume? If I were hiring, I would be suspicious of a 4 month gap in your employment hx. It sounds like you think that 4 months of experience is would be somehow detrimental. How can any employment hx as a nurse be detrimental? How was your performance during that 4 month stint in psych?
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I agree. In my experience, PRN medications are for treating symptoms of a specific condition. Anxiety and tremors are symptoms of a condition (in this example, the condition would be active ETOH withdrawal). Paranoia with resultant agitation could be a symptom of a psychotic process. Chemical restraint is a medication given to control behavior that could foreseeably lead to harm (self or others). Such behavior might not be a symptom of the condition.
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Out of curiosity, how do you know this?
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Nope, it doesn't. An agency pays the Joint Commission to survey and accredit them. No agency/organization is required to have Joint Commission accreditation.
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