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1. what are chemical restraints?

   sassyann8585 replied to sassyann8585's topic in Psychiatric

   Beckyboo- you are referring the Ativan in the second example being a chemical restraint, right? (the medical scenario d/t "is not a standard treatment or dosage for the patient's condition." But with...

2. what are chemical restraints?

   sassyann8585 posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I am confused by this term. If a psychiatric patient is agitated/has anxiety and gets medication, that is treating their condition = not chemical restraint. If a patient on a medical unit becomes...

3. restraint question?

   sassyann8585 posted a topic in Psychiatric

   Hi everyone! Quick question... I know we are always supposed to use the least restrictive measure first...for a patient who is very combative, would you need to document that you TRIED soft restraints...

4. job offer--can I ask this?

   sassyann8585 posted a topic in Nursing Career

   Hello all, just wanted to get some opinions on this. We all know what it's like working holidays, etc..so I thought fellow nurses would be good people to ask. I have been a nurse for 6 years. I am...

5. is this "allowed"?

   sassyann8585 replied to sassyann8585's topic in HIPAA Challenges

   the pt came in for gardasil and 4 vaccines were showing up in their immunization record, so I wanted to see if under the dates administered, on that date;s visit, if it was mentioned that they got the...

6. is this "allowed"?

   sassyann8585 posted a topic in HIPAA Challenges

   This is in regards to an electronic medical record. Say a patient comes into the specialty office where you work. Say they are requesting a vaccine and you want to see if they already got it. You...

7. need words of wisdom..new job!

   sassyann8585 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi all: I am going to be working ob/gyn outpatient in an outpatient clinic. I don't have any experience with this population (just nursing school). I've very excited but a little nervous! How do you...

8. vacation time...help!

   sassyann8585 posted a topic in General Nursing

   So I will be starting a new job (just got the initial offer from HR, they are just formulating the paperwork and said it will be ready by Friday)--it's a different floor within the same hospital...

9. IV "wide open" ??

   sassyann8585 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Patient has a 21 gauge. MD writes order for 1L "wide open." Wouldn't that blow the vein? When is it "safe" to run something wide open (in terms of gauge). This wasn't an emergent situation, patient...