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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.

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

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.

Just a reminder, OSHA doesn't care about your patients. OSHA would only care about this situation if it involved the safety of employees.

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

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.

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?

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?

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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occupational safety and health standards bloodborne pathogens [color=#003399]1910.1030(d)(2)(ix) [color=#003399]2006 - 05/17/2006 - requirements for covered beverages at nurses' stations. eating, drinking, smoking, applying cosmetics or lip balm, and handling contact lenses are prohibited in work areas where there is a reasonable likelihood of occupational exposure. occupational exposure means reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials that may result from the performance of an employee's duties. is there a reasonable likelihood of occupational exposure at your nurses station? if the answer is yes, then osha says no. osha does not tell anyone what they can do, only what they can't do.

well holy buggery ducknuts, batman! this has got to be the funniest phrase i have ever heard in my life! i'm going to start using it in everyday conversation: "nurse, get me a cup of coffee" "well holy buggery ducknuts, batman, i'm a nurse not a waitress!"

I was giving Prolixin decanoate a few weeks ago, aspirated, and lo and behold! Darned if I didn't aspirate blood!! Second time in 20 + years of giving IMs. The first time was as a student giving a pre-op Demerol IM. So, yes, I still aspirate. Mary

You may believe they belong there, but unless the morbidly obese patient has a gun to head, knife to throat or pills in mouth an acute psychiatric hospitalization is not going to be covered by most insurances. Being morbidly obese for whatever (psychological) reason, unfortunately, is not going to be addressed in an acute psychiatric setting. But I hear what you are saying.

I don't believe health care facilities are required to purchase JCAHCO accreditation. There are, however, federal Medicare standards that must be adhered to in order to receive Medicare reimbursement.

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Or......? (Think psychiatrically)

Reactive attachment disorder? (I did no see a response to this...) EPS

Am I understanding this correctly? When your ER gets full, they start sending ER patients right to the floors? So you have your own pt load, plus emergency patients???