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Is it ethical/legal to copy and paste a 24 hour nursing note from another nurse and when the patient's condition did not change from one shift to the next shift and then just update the VS?

I have my License for 2 yrs. this Nov. and I have worked in 4 different LTC/Rehab facilities...the one thing that I do not for the life of me understand why there isn't any rules or laws for providing more LPN's for these facilities. Yes like you I am overwhelmed by the amount of residents that we are expected to care for and I feel with all the other expetations: Answering the phone at all times Answering the call bell While doing a med pass constant interruptions (what happened to the rule taught in Clinicals "DO NOT DISTURB" the nurse giving medications? These are only a few examples. To me (this is my opinion) this is "NOT SAFE" nursing care never mind putting your license on the line. This is my third career and I am a mature women and extremely conscience person, this is a change that I did not go into lightly. PS: is it wrong to copy and paste a nursing note from another nurse when the resident's condition did not change from one shift to the next and only changing the VS? :)

I have my License for 2 yrs. this Nov. and I have worked in 4 different LTC/Rehab facilities...the one thing that I do not for the life of me understand why there isn't any rules or laws for providing more LPN's for these facilities. Yes like you I am overwhelmed by the amount of residents that we are expected to care for and I feel with all the other expetations: Answering the phone at all times Answering the call bell While doing a med pass constant interruptions (what happened to the rule taught in Clinicals "DO NOT DISTURB" the nurse giving medications? These are only a few examples. To me (this is my opinion) this is "NOT SAFE" nursing care never mind putting your license on the line. This is my third career and I am a mature women and extremely conscience person, this is a change that I did not go into lightly. PS: is it wrong to copy and paste a nursing note from another nurse when the resident's condition did not change from one shift to the next and only changing the VS? :) #8

I have my License for 2 yrs. this Nov. and I have worked in 4 different LTC/Rehab facilities...the one thing that I do not for the life of me understand why there isn't any rules or laws for providing more LPN's for these facilities. Yes like you I am overwhelmed by the amount of residents that we are expected to care for and I feel with all the other expetations: Answering the phone at all times Answering the call bell While doing a med pass constant interruptions (what happened to the rule taught in Clinicals "DO NOT DISTURB" the nurse giving medications? These are only a few examples. To me (this is my opinion) this is "NOT SAFE" nursing care never mind putting your license on the line. This is my third career and I am a mature women and extremely conscience person, this is a change that I did not go into lightly. PS: is it wrong to copy and paste a nursing note from another nurse when the resident's condition did not change from one shift to the next and only changing the VS? :)