tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811152.post5235410566131075310..comments2024-03-20T10:44:38.106-05:00Comments on madness: tales of an emergency room nurse: patient satisfaction sweepstakesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811152.post-14200849887403357112013-01-02T06:57:26.782-06:002013-01-02T06:57:26.782-06:00Ugh, hate the idea.
But, we order anti pyretics ...Ugh, hate the idea. <br /><br />But, we order anti pyretics for children in the waiting room. Same concept... practicing medicine without a license.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811152.post-517243908420075672012-12-31T21:26:31.699-06:002012-12-31T21:26:31.699-06:00Don't let the addicts hear about this - they a...Don't let the addicts hear about this - they are already honed in their skills for obtaining the max dose with manipulation and minimal effort - better stock up if this policy is implemented. Nicky, BSNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723889429822688833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811152.post-28841487215383573372012-12-24T15:20:44.953-06:002012-12-24T15:20:44.953-06:00No way, no how, no where. That's asking for a...No way, no how, no where. That's asking for a whole toilet full of trouble!!!!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00164346798592281141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811152.post-72028432482520642892012-12-22T16:39:20.342-06:002012-12-22T16:39:20.342-06:00Oh. Hell. No.
-whitecapOh. Hell. No.<br />-whitecapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811152.post-4413717076728099532012-12-22T10:17:33.091-06:002012-12-22T10:17:33.091-06:00That's insane! Totally agree with Nurse K on ...That's insane! Totally agree with Nurse K on this one.<br /><br />On top of it, I can just imagine some asshole frequent flyers getting a hold of that info and being like "IT'S BEEN 30 MINUTES WHERE THE HELL IS MY DILAUDID>!!!?!??" <br /><br />ugh...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37811152.post-9868002963263229812012-12-22T08:51:18.198-06:002012-12-22T08:51:18.198-06:00They tried to do this when I was in management, an...They tried to do this when I was in management, and I was just like "you're joking, right?" The medical director gave an example of nurses ordering Percocet 1 tab for earaches and sore throats. <br /><br />"Okay, so...you want the entire neighborhood to get triaged, get a fix after describing a subjective complaint of earache, and then leave without being seen? Isn't that called drug dealing?" <br /><br />I'm not THAT OLD, but when I was a new nurse, you couldn't even get Percocet post-op for things like spinal fusions. <br /><br />Moral of the story is that I basically said that no nurse in my ER would be ordering a Percocet or Vicodin for a patient in the lobby, and if they wanted patients medicated for pain more quickly, they could go out to the lobby and assess them there and take responsibility for their own orders. <br /><br />That being said, there are times where I'd love to just give out a Vicodin or two...People with deformed wrists and ankles after a fall who are waiting and waiting is my main example, but it's not that hard to ask for an order. Nurse Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06408755992926959084noreply@blogger.com