http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/09/patient-safety-versus-privacy.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:50:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/09/patient-safety-versus-privacy.html/comment-page-1#comment-87416 Christine-Megan Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:59:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/09/patient-safety-versus-privacy.html#comment-87416 We have red wrist bands to indicate that a patient does not want blood transfusions. There's a new one, confusing to someone not familiar with out floor. We don't use allergy or DNR wrist bands. I'm not sure why, but with each nurse on my floor only having 1-2 patients, it's not hard to know off the top of your head if they're an DNR, or check allergies before giving a new med. But then, come to think of it, it's not hard to know if they're refusing blood, either. We have red wrist bands to indicate that a patient does not want blood transfusions. There’s a new one, confusing to someone not familiar with out floor. We don’t use allergy or DNR wrist bands. I’m not sure why, but with each nurse on my floor only having 1-2 patients, it’s not hard to know off the top of your head if they’re an DNR, or check allergies before giving a new med. But then, come to think of it, it’s not hard to know if they’re refusing blood, either.

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