RhetoricalQuestion

We all start there. It just means you're actually looking at the medications and not blindly signing the MAR like many LTC nurses.

It was pretty bad! I was a little upset my doctor had only prescribed T3s when I really needed something more at least for the first two days post-op. I'm quite opiate niave, mind you. And I throw up easy. ... That's probably why I only had T3s. Nevermind

Post menisectomy pain was 7/10 at the worst when the numbing wore off and I woke up from sleep with my pain meds also having been warn off. Teary eyed, body tensed, all that good studd. First birth was 10/10 when my daughter was posterior and broke my tail bone on exit. Legitimate back labor as she pressed against my spine in her awkward position for a few hours before breaking my coccyx. I didn't feel my tail bone break, yet I was unmedicated. I was too focused on the pain of her pressing on my back. Second birth had moments of 8/10. A+++ would birth again. Nuchal arm and all. Just don't go posterior on me.

Very good answer. Unfortunately, it was my collegue who wrote down the orders which he obtained via telephone. He then transcribed them. Fortunately, I have not had to use said orders so have not had to clarify the orders.

Just to clarify, you are showing up to work for an orientation shift and being pulled to the floor to work as a CNA instead? You were hired as an LPN?

I've been an LPN for just shy of 5 years and had a strange order come in. For confidentiality and covering my behind, I'll use fake medication names. One is an OTC and one is a narcotic. Order is as follows: OTC x 2 tabs p.o. every 6 hours until Monday, April 28th, 2014. If above order does not alleviate pain, replace one OTC tab with one Narcotic tab up to twice per day. Do not give if client is drowsy or dopy and ensure that you space the Narcotic administration times far apart. On April 29th, 2014, give OTC x 2 tabs TID, regularely and use Narcotic with same rules as above. Essentially, use nursing judgement and don't be an idiot with narcotics. I digress. When writing this order into the MAR, is it pertinent to have those "rules" written as well? My way of thought is that we can cut down the wording so that we maintain the 10 rights without needing the wordiness of the common sense/nursing judgement.