To digitally disempact or not

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Specializes in MED/SURG STROKE UNIT, LTC SUPER., IMU.

What is your hospital's policy on digital disempaction? Do you need a MD order or is there any policy at all? We have no policy, according to the charge nurse and so I did disempact a pt yesterday with success, but it got me to thinking what other facilities have in place. I know in some nursing homes it is a big NO NO now.

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