I am an rn at a small rural hospital 4 months in. I had a pediatric post op ruptured appendectomy patient. He was npo about 5 hrs of having him his bowel tones returned so I let him have ice chips he...
You guys are great thank you for the words of encouragement but most importantly thank for the suggestions for improving my knowledge. About the policies, there is a binder which is a jumbled up mess...
I don't know how long they wanted him npo or why it may have been a long period of time. The orders were very brief and did not include much info. I definitely should have called the doc to clarify...