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edmia I totally agree with you that it is not a perfect world, nor is medicine a perfect profession. The system fails, more often than not, due to human error, deviation from protocol, as your scenario proves. It's a trickle down effect, always endi...

Hppty, Agree totally! If there is an 'incident'..the nurse always becomes the target and ends up in front of the Board defending her actions...and btw...there are no 'friendly' doctors. They will never back you up!! But you can't convince those who c...

Done..and done...whew!

VanNurse, Good grief ...give it a rest..you serve no purpose by attacking me. Your opinion does not supersede my knowledge because you engage in character assassination. Different types of facilities, States etc have differing medication protocols......

klone, Thank you for your common sense post! Excellent advice to those nurses who are commenting, and trying to justify, that their 'personal' judgment supersedes the scope of their license, as well as the medication protocol in place wherever they ...

VanNurse It's common practice to attack the messenger when you can't refute the message :-) Ask yourself, "Why does the truth offend me and make me angry"? The answer may give you some insight...or maybe not!

calivianya, If the patient goes sour...you can count on that MD throwing you under the bus, if you decide to 'play doctor'...sometimes even if you didn't.., in order to cover their own backsides! They don't all have integrity...far from it...they cr...

You get it...DoGoodThenGo! Great post!

I have NEVER had the time or inclination to put my feet up while on duty. My patients deserve better..and so do yours. There are a dozen things you can do for your patient's comfort while you are waiting for legal protocol to work, and........IF you ...

mac ;-)...touche!

Brandon, You know you are breaking the law...I reminded you...you're offended...so be it!

Newsboy, Sorry, you lose. I am not a brand new nurse. Your supposition skills are as faulty, as your illegal medication protocol. No medication is SAFE all the time...surely you know that! The purpose of medication protocol is in place to protect th...

macawake, Standing orders are not the topic under discussion. As we all know, a Standing order means you already have an order and/suggests/allows/permits you to legally give a medication. We are discussing those who choose to "play doctor", prescrib...

VANurse, You are rationalizing illegal activity! Can't you see that? The "override" covers many things...not one of which gives you permission to not follow protocol! It's purpose is not to excuse improper protocol and behavior. The law states you do...

BrandonLPN My PRIORITY is first and foremost the safety, comfort and well-being of my patient, not my inconvenience, yours, or the Mds.... by deciding to play "doctor wannabee" and prescribing/giving medication without an order! Don't you get it...it...

Cayenneo6 You are admitting to an illegal act on a public site! You admit to deliberately and knowingly acting outside the scope of your license! You are prescribing/giving medication without an order......that's a criminal/illegal offense. What you ...

If you know it and you don't report it......with at least a simple incident report, you are complicit in the deception. The incident report is your 'stay out of jail' card. Nurses, stop being stupid!! Stop covering for your 'friends' errors. Your pr...

Newsboy... It is a BIG deal. Why don't nurses get it?? It's ALL criminal activity! It does not matter what the medication is! If you HAVE a verbal order...you document it and give the medication. If you have a written order..you give the medication...

And that's why we have so many medication errors! If she had a verbal order it should have been documented! Protocol states that you get a written order...or a verbal order which you document on the order sheet BEFORE you give the medication. Acute ...

prnq.... You ALL know you need an order BEFORE giving any medication. It's ILLEGAL to do otherwise. Let's stop with the warm fuzzies and excuses about patient comfort and care...to break the law Get the order! It's outside the scope of your license ...

Sorry, you will have some clinical skills' advantages, going in, because you have some first responder skills, but nursing is the follow up! You'll get no life skills pass, nor should you, as you are dealing with someone's child, mother, family, not ...

Any woman, nurse, who can't find some way to handle what women for hundreds of years have managed...to prevent soiling their clothing, whatever color, or revealing the state of their menstrual cycle through improper attention to detail ...has a real...

Good grief ladies..You haven't figured out yet how to manage to keep your menses from staining your clothing...really...really? You're clutching at straws and throwing out red herrings! There are tons of products out there to protect your clothing.....

Quite frankly, I prefer white and always wear a white uniform with white shoes and pantyhose! Patients and their families appreciate the fact that they know who you are....without asking. They can spot you immediately if they have a question because...

Roy, These are very serious allegations, not really based on any factual knowledge... This is a very slippery slope, and one every nurse should avoid articulating. It comes under the heading of...gossip! This type of speculation/accusation is beyond ...