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,...
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
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
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...
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...
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...
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...