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The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 10 months ago
I’m not a nurse, but I think the way you’re charting is the correct way to protect your license. If they’re A&Ox4 then there’s probably not a legal/regulatory reason to sit and watch them, but it’s also probably not out of bounds for hospital policy to require staff to observe and confirm any intervention (including meds) provided while under their care.
Now, whether they’re going to take into account how much cumulative time/work that adds to the nurses and then staff accordingly is another story… (Hint: they won’t)
Nibodhika@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I don’t think so, I mentioned this scenario in another answer, imagine they took the pills to the patient at 7, the patient only took them at 10, but the chart says he took it at 7. The next day the doctor looks at his chart and decides enough time has passed and a surgical procedure can be done to the patient. Because he took it at 10 that’s not true and because he’s on blood thinners there are complications and the patient dies. Who’s legally at fault? The doctor has a paper trail to explain why he did what he did, this leaves the blame entirely in the hands of the person who signed a paper saying the patient took the pills at 7.