I wanted to post a question to the board and get a feel for what is being done in other institutions. I work in busy CCU unit. We routinely care for IABP patients. We have a new cardiologist on staff who thinks that the bedside nurse should D/C the IABP's when ordered without a physcian present or potentialy even in house . Currently our policy is to have a physcian D/C pumps. Our nurses do have a lot of autonomy, more than any other CCU I've been in. So I'm wondering if this is common practice in other CCU's or if we are getting into murky waters. Thanks for your input.