Purpose: to ensure orders that should only be done by an RN based on facility policy are easily accessible to the RN to complete.

Procedure: During new order entry a new order type will be available to choose:

RN ORDERS


The common orders that would go under this order type

  • Starting IV medication to a central line, venous chest or PICC line

  • Ending IV medication to a central line, venous chest or PICC line

  • Flushes to a central line, venous chest or PICC line

  • Dressing changes to central lines, venous chest or PICC lines

  • Removing a central line, venous chest or PICC line

  • Checking for Bruit/Thrill

  • Check and interpret central venous pressure

  • Hang and monitor blood transfusions

  • Orders to change a trach tube

  • Read a PPD

  • Irrigate nephrostomy tubing

  • Change a g tube