!Obs Q15 for safety
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agk's phlog
15 Feb 2021 @ 0210
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written on OnePlus 2
in bed with Evy
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The basic task in inpatient psych:
every 15 minutes someone on nursing staff
has to lay eyes on every patient on the
unit and document. These are the "obs."
Breanna was in the dayroom, awake, alert,
and cooperative. Paige was in her
bathroom, awake and alert, tearful, and
withdrawn. Mark was in the hallway, awake
and alert, uncooperative, agitated,
defiant, and out of control. Hot cheeto
was in her room, sleeping, left side.
When a patient's asleep, shine a flashlight
and count three breaths, then document the
ob. Every 15 minutes, without fail. No
matter what happens.
