Well just a follow up, I changed my note the next day. I did write an incident report up and gave it to my DON, only to find it in the shredding box later that day. Very
@NRSKarenRN thank you. On a personal and professional level, I felt blindsided because as the SDC- I couldn’t even educate the staff or alert them about the kits being taken off the floor. We...
@Wuzzie three nurses were involved. It was myself, the patients nurse and the weekend supervisor. I’m glad I was able to get that across.
@Been there,done that I have access to their...
@Wuzzie You're not going to upset me at all, I've been a nurse 10 years but I'm willing to learn. They did end up doing narcan x 4 once he got to the ER, the hospitalist note stated primary issue...
@JKL33 I appreciate all feedback, both negative and positive. Thank you for taking the time to respond to me. I love how nurses can all learn from each other
@Wuzzie Thank you for your response. The policy at our facility for narcan administration is the following: Prior to administration: • Assess for respiratory dysfunction/ depression (character,...
OK, thank you for your feed back. I just wanted a sounding board, but you are right I'll remove it from my note. I'm just frustrated because if I fill out an incident report, it just goes to the DON...
OK here is my redacted note- I took out all PT identifiers... I kept the charting professional and discussed facts only.
This nurse assisted in response to PT's change in status, PT was in his...
That is why I’m reluctant to change it. I’m the SDC/ADON so it is my role to do the investigation. It may be over the top, but when I was charting I was infuriated that when I called the DON to...
Hi guys, I just wanted a sounding board for this. I worked this weekend as a Supervisor, I'm an RN. We had a patient who needed Narcan, he had an order for it and we have a Narcan policy in the...
Hi guys, I just wanted a sounding board for this. I worked this weekend as a Supervisor, I’m an RN. We had a patient who needed Narcan, he had an order for it and we have a Narcan policy in the...
@CapeCodMermaid I would love to pick your brain! I'm on CC too. I just accepted the role of SDC/infectious disease and I don't know where to begin, this is my first time in a role of this capacity...
Hi everyone. I'm hoping I can get some support and maybe an answer to the situation I'm currently in. I'm a brand new nurse, and I've currently been employed by a Home Agency as a Private Duty RN....