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| − | [[File:Whipping of an incarcerated delinquent, Germany 17th century.jpg|400px|thumb| | + | [[File:Whipping of an incarcerated delinquent, Germany 17th century.jpg|400px|thumb|right|''"That'll teach you to keep pressing that call light!"'']] |
| − | Though '''restraints''' are used on patients to prevent the pulling out of IVs and [[Foley Catheter|Foleys]], they are most often used to prevent patients from pressing the nursing [[Call Light|call light]].<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/07/patriotic-call-lights/ Patriotic Call Lights, Pagers to Play National Anthem]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/05/charting-suspected-call-nights-disabled-nurses-week/ Charting Suspended, Call Lights Disabled, Bathroom Breaks Okayed for National Nurses Week]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/02/call-light-nursing/ Amazing Survival Story: Patient Lives by Pressing Call Light 46 Times in a One...]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2013/11/call-light/ Inventor of Call Light Enjoying the 9th Ring of Hell]</ref> Then and only then can nurses do what matters most: [[Charting|charting]]. | + | Though '''restraints''' are used on patients to prevent the pulling out of IVs and [[Foley Catheter|Foleys]], they are most often used to prevent patients from pressing the nursing [[Call Light|call light]].<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/07/patriotic-call-lights/ Patriotic Call Lights, Pagers to Play National Anthem (Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/05/charting-suspected-call-nights-disabled-nurses-week/ Charting Suspended, Call Lights Disabled, Bathroom Breaks Okayed for National Nurses Week (Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2015/02/call-light-nursing/ Amazing Survival Story: Patient Lives by Pressing Call Light 46 Times in a One... (Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2013/11/call-light/ Inventor of Call Light Enjoying the 9th Ring of Hell (Gomerblog)]</ref> Then and only then can nurses do what matters most: [[Charting|charting]]. |
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| + | '''Related Reading''' | ||
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| + | - [[11-to-1 Sitter]] | ||
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| + | - [[Ativan Diffuser]] | ||
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| + | - [[Batsh*t Crazy]] | ||
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| + | - [[Haldol Blowdart]] | ||
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| + | - [[Patient-Controlled Call Light]] | ||
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| + | - [[Seven Blunders of the Medical World]] | ||
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| + | - [[Seven Wonders of the Medical World]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:20, 5 July 2017
Though restraints are used on patients to prevent the pulling out of IVs and Foleys, they are most often used to prevent patients from pressing the nursing call light.[1][2][3][4] Then and only then can nurses do what matters most: charting.
Related Reading
- Patient-Controlled Call Light
- Seven Blunders of the Medical World
- Seven Wonders of the Medical World
References
- ↑ Patriotic Call Lights, Pagers to Play National Anthem (Gomerblog)
- ↑ Charting Suspended, Call Lights Disabled, Bathroom Breaks Okayed for National Nurses Week (Gomerblog)
- ↑ Amazing Survival Story: Patient Lives by Pressing Call Light 46 Times in a One... (Gomerblog)
- ↑ Inventor of Call Light Enjoying the 9th Ring of Hell (Gomerblog)
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