I thought the order was very clear. But the next day, the Foley was removed. Can you guess why my order was ignored?
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Foley
Somebody wrote in order to remove a Foley catheter on a patient, but subsequently the patient's husband told me the catheter should not be removed in no uncertain terms. For this reason, I wrote the below order to keep the catheter in:
I thought the order was very clear. But the next day, the Foley was removed. Can you guess why my order was ignored?
I thought the order was very clear. But the next day, the Foley was removed. Can you guess why my order was ignored?
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The patient developed an infection, went septic, and died.
ReplyDeleteBecause using the word please made it a request and not an order?
ReplyDeleteBecause using the word please made it a request and not an order?
ReplyDeletesomebody didn't read the all the instructions before beginning the project.
ReplyDeleteEither A) You wrote please, or B) another doc insisted on the Foley being removed.
ReplyDeleteNone of the above. :)
ReplyDeleteSomeone misread it, thought is said "please do not reuse Foley Cath"
ReplyDeleteYou didn't sign/date the order? Nikki
ReplyDeletePatient and/or husband yanked it out.
ReplyDeleteThe patient wanted it/removed it or the patient's husband changed their mind.
ReplyDeleteYou didn't d/c the first order!
ReplyDeleteNobody has gotten it yet. It's something specific to the way the order was written.
ReplyDeleteYou didn't D/C the previous order?
ReplyDeletesomeone missed the "do not" part of the order
ReplyDeleteSome combination of not being able to read cursive and guessing that if there is a Foley in and an order about it - it must be a change - and so it was removed.
ReplyDeleteYep. They thought my underline was crossing out the order.
ReplyDeleteKudos to Linda. So how the hell do you emphasize something?
ReplyDeleteBloody hell Fizzy. I go away for a couple years and you turn into a bloomin' celebrity! And THREE books? Good on you mate. Very good on you. You're an inspiration. you are.
ReplyDeleteKeep on truckin'! I'll be back.
So they thought it was supposed to say "Please Foley catheter"?
ReplyDeleteI must have missed that lesson in nursing school. I'm not sorry I did.
Before reading the right answer, I thought the nurse didn't remove the catether from a patient named Foley ;-)
ReplyDeleteBefore reading the right answer, I thought the nurse didn't remove the catether from a patient named Foley ;-)
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