Marnie S

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1. What is procedure when patient is unable to take medicine?

   Marnie S replied to Marnie S's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you applewhite - this is very much in line with what I was looking for :redbeathe -Marnie

2. What is procedure when patient is unable to take medicine?

   Marnie S replied to Marnie S's topic in General Nursing

   I will now! In this specific case, the patient was nauseated coming out of post op sedation. MD was aware of nausea. I'm getting the idea that some judgment is required on when to consult depending on the critical nature of the order. In this case...

3. What is procedure when patient is unable to take medicine?

   Marnie S replied to Marnie S's topic in General Nursing

   This is super helpful Muno - Thank you!

4. What is procedure when patient is unable to take medicine?

   Marnie S replied to Marnie S's topic in General Nursing

   Love it! LOL

5. What is procedure when patient is unable to take medicine?

   Marnie S replied to Marnie S's topic in General Nursing

   OK I think we've drifted away from creating a written procedure to talking about patient's rights :) Which is a very valid issue, but not what I'm looking for here :) Where I need help is in coming up with a written care standard for when it's neces...

6. What is procedure when patient is unable to take medicine?

   Marnie S replied to Marnie S's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you! She's enough of a control freak to do me good I think. Frankly I'm happy she's in charge and I think she's fair given the circumstances. Essentially they threatened that my failure to consult (and patient never got meds) bordered on pr...

7. What is procedure when patient is unable to take medicine?

   Marnie S replied to Marnie S's topic in General Nursing

   This is super helpful. Thank you! Is this your personal policy or based on a written standard? -Marnie P.S. In my first case, patient was cognitive, but unable to ingest Coumadin tab due to nausea. In the end, the patient didn't get the ...

8. What is procedure when patient is unable to take medicine?

   Marnie S replied to Marnie S's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for the encouragement. The policy she's looking to put in place has to do with when to consult when patient is unable. There is judgment, and then there is practicing! So in some ways, I agree with my supervisor that a policy should exi...

9. What is procedure when patient is unable to take medicine?

   Marnie S posted a topic in General Nursing

   I've had two patients over the weekend who were unable to take ordered medication (one from nausea and the other deemed it unnecessary). In both cases I waited an hour and returned to try again. For this I'm in a bit of trouble , and next time I'll...