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In response to "You're not getting it. She obviously has no official order to discontinue. She does have a list that works as a written order." by the liioulu with insects

My ass is already covered, I wrote an order to d/c a med and it was given. I won't take the liability of given this med by

Posted by James Bond (aka Igor) (aka Igor) Sep 30 '13, 21:51

then written a new order to give it.

It is unfortunate that she is in the middle of it because she didn't do anything wrong. But I am not going to take the liability away from her by written a new order for something that isn't needed. Why would I do that? Get myself in trouble for written for something that isn't indicated?
The situation sucks, but I am not taking the blame for it.

And again, I am waaay more annoyed with her going behind the seniors back and trying to sucker someone else to take the liability away from her.

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Yes, her name is in it but it isn't her fault and I doubt anything will happen to her. Pharmacy or the previous nurse is where the problem was. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 30, 21:53 11
- Wait was she asking for an order to give it or discontinue it? - the liioulu with insects Sep 30, 21:58 7
  - I think you are confused and thinking she wanted an order to stop it. Of course we stopped it. That wasn't the problem. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 30, 22:05 1
    - See below. -- nm - the liioulu with insects Sep 30, 22:06
  - She was asking for an order to give it. She obviously stopped it once we informed her. She wanted us to cover her ass by back dating an order saying - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 30, 22:01 4
    - That was not made clear in your posting until now. - the liioulu with insects Sep 30, 22:06 3
      - Sure it was, I got it right off. She wanted a CYA order written because she gave it (for whatever reason). I think your misunderstanding is because - Trish Sep 30, 22:22 2
        
        Exactly, I don't know the terminology so it wasn't clear to me. -- nm - the liioulu with less Oct 1, 15:39
        
        sounds to me like this nurse maybe had some serious mistakes in the past and doesn't want to come across the investigators again even if innocent -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 30, 23:25
- If a new order were written then this whole situation would not be investigated. I don't know about you, but I want someone to look into why a d/ced - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 30, 21:57 2
  - So..it's better the patient gets something that should have been discontinued so someone investigates? -- nm - the liioulu with insects Sep 30, 22:00 1
    - The patient already got it. Hence, I want it investigated why a patient received something that was d/ced 3 days ago. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 30, 22:02

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