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1. who else shows the drain tip after removal?

   matira replied to matira's topic in International

   Thanks Gwenith, good advice I am going to email the institute. My son is a lawyer and whether two signed or not - it makes not difference if the tip was left in - its evidence outways the signatures. Two signatures will not make any difference - tw...

2. RN's removing surgical drains

   matira replied to conniejean's topic in Med-Surg

   How does this protect the RN license? If the tip is left in the patient, whether two of you signed you both saw the tip, you will not be protected. You will only look incompetent that even after two had said they had seen it evidence of it in the pa...

3. who else shows the drain tip after removal?

   matira replied to matira's topic in International

   Hi Gwenith, What I don't understand is why show the tip to someone? We are only cosigning that we have sighted it. What actuually are we sighting? What are we "covering" ourselves from? Drains are often cut in theatre to the desired length so t...

4. RN's removing surgical drains

   matira replied to conniejean's topic in Med-Surg

   Conniejean, we remove drains here in our hospital in Australia. However, we also have to show the tip (mostly bellovacs) to another RN and she must co-sign in the patients chart that the tip was sighted. I find this to be over the top. I was wanti...

5. who else shows the drain tip after removal?

   matira posted a topic in International

   In our hospital we have to show another nurse the tip of a drain (bellovac) after removal and have them co-sign in the patient's chart the tip was sighted. I find this to be an overkill. Lets face it, we have a degree, we have a brain and we make a...