this has become an issue here. I had a patient who's husband purchased a pulse ox for his dying wife. As she lay clearly dying, mottled, unresponsive, gurgling, he and his daughter focused instead...
scjudyb replied to purplenurse1's topic in Geriatric, LTC
I have to agree with the person who recommended an Incident Report. This needs to be reported. If she won't give the nausea meds, what else is she deciding not to give? Let's get this nurse...
scjudyb replied to msschoolnurse's topic in School
I second this comment. I've been lurking around for awhile looking at questions, and now I finally joined. So helpful to have advice/shared experiences from others across the country! Thanks...
Well, I think we all agree that we would give the friend the Tylenol without worry. But there's a difference between giving a friend Tylenol and handing it out to a patient in a hospital or other...