Unfortunately this happens a lot. Its amazing people find it acceptable to giv
a bottle of formula to a baby against standard bf orders, then not document.
Can you imagine if as often as a baby was given an undocumented bottle,
nurse were to give a pt a medication against orders, bc its what they thought
the patient needed? All on the sly, no documentation? It is completely beyond
the scope of practice and reportable to OPD. They would be in severe danger
of losing there professional license. If anyone is interested there is an article
in the Journal of Human Lactation, 16 (1), from the yr. 2000 called "Using the
Law of Battery to Protect Breastfeeding." It addresses these feedings and
the possible legal ramifications to the health care personnel that administers it.
Heather
On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:30:49 -0500, Royce Anderson <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
>"IMO, it is the only way to change the horrible interventions occurring in
>our healthcare system. You can speak to your mentor about how to get hold
>of your medical records, as well as your baby's. Read if your baby was fed
>in the nursery and who did it."
>
>Oh, Lee, I so totally agree with you about pulling the records and
>considering litigation, however, I KNOW that babies in the newborn nursery
>(can't even believe they still have one) where I used to work were given ABM
>and it was NOT charted. "Not on the chart, not done." I have seen nurses
>pull the curtain so no one can see in the nursery and say "I'm going to
>finger feed now," then promptly put a bottle in the baby's mouth!
>
>What you permit, you promote
>
>Royce Anderson
>RN, IBCLC, RLC, CD (DONA)
>The Focal Point
>7608 Brookside Drive
>Oklahoma City, OK 73132-5641
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