RN pre-op assessment liability

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  1. This is a discussion on RN pre-op assessment liability in Ambulatory Care Nursing / Clinic Nursing, part of Nursing Specialties ... I work in an outpatient GI facility. Currently every patient that comes in has an RN review the...

    I work in an outpatient GI facility. Currently every patient that comes in has an RN review the patient's health history, meds, and pertinent pre-op data. Any abnormal findings are reported to the anesthesiologist. My facility is now going to have the medical/surgical history review performed by the anesthesiologist, not the RN. The -ologists routinely blow off the nursing staff when we voice concerns about abnormal findings, but at least we can document that we notified them. Now, if a patient has a procedure and has an adverse outcome because of something the -ologist did not address, am I liable as the patient's RN?
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  4. To know that you must look at your job description...if that responsibility is spelled out in your JD, an attorney in a legal case will hold your feet to the fire no matter what the "practice" may be.