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ahhhh, i see. with that said, what if it is a NEW medication or treatment that the doctor orders? are nurses allowed to acquire consent from the POA via phone?

hey, hey! just finished the first week of my nurse residency program and have a couple of little questions that popped into my head this morning. 1) can a patient be alert, BUT NOT oriented to person, place, & time? if so, how would you document it? 2) can a confused and disoriented patient still refuse meds even though he's not in his right mind? i witnessed him mutter "i don't want it, i don't want it"...and meds were still given via his feeding tube. 3) if the son of the patient has Power of Attorney, can he give the go to administer meds over the phone? rather than in-person at the hospital? thanks all. Peace and Love.

hey all, i literally just finished my nclex 30min ago. got cut off at 75 questions. how soon should i wait before i try the pearsonvue trick?? -thanks, loveuall :redpinkhe

great....i'm taking mine in a few weeks and am doing the same things you mentioned. now i'm scared :sofahider

kk, thank you Ashley

Hi all, just a few q's about NCLEX quickresults and those of you who have had experience with it. How soon are they able to tell you post-exam? What kind of response do they give you? I know they tell you pass/fail, but what other information can you get over the phone? Just asking because I'd be spending like $8 to find out via phone/web.... thanks a bunch AN.

I appreciate all the replies. Indeed, confidentiality is a fine line and HIPPA can make it all that more confusing. We don't want to be reprimanded as nurses, yet we wouldn't want to keep a mother from seeing her son. how can we tell if someone is who they say they are? is it too much to ask to see their ID? can an uncle or aunt be able to see their nephew without difficulty? or going through all these loopholes? what if something bad were to happen to the patient? of course we would be liable as nurses, but could the security guard or nurses' station secretary also be at fault? hmmm...

one more thing! in my studies, i've also read that even letting the person know that the patient is being treated there at all is a violation of confidentiality. I don't understand. how is a person supposed to visit a friend? is there some sort of person or department you have to speak with before entering the floor? -thanks again for the helpful replies

so yea, a person walks up to the nurses' station and asks to see his friend, Mr. X. as a nurse, i have been taught that you tell them something along the lines of: "I'm sorry, I can't disclose client information." However, say the "friend" really needs to see them...who should i direct him to? can i simply go into the patients room and ask Mr. X if he knows this guy and is allowing him to see him? i know, prolly a really simple answer to this q