A brief search of policy and procedures for various facilities across the nation indicates most facilities require placing the patient in a slight Trandelenburg position or with the head of the bed...
Your diagnosis are stated correctly but you need to be more specific regarding the "related to" component and the "as evidenced by" components (what specifically makes the patient a risk for...
ljeanmarielouise replied to icunurse1955's topic in Critical Care
Wow, this is a huge issue from a legal standpoint. Your hospital's policy and procedure manual should have staffing guidelines as well as using patient acuity to guide your staffing. As a legal nurse...