Re: I made a doctor mad at me.
The OP works in LTC. Having spent most of my short career in LTC, I've observed that most nursing home physicians do not want to be bothered with
any phone calls, even if it involves an emergent condition such as chest wall pain or new-onset hemiplegia. I suspect that some of these docs secretly want the staff nurses to write their own orders for the elderly residents. In fact, many nurses do write orders that eventually get signed off.
However, I call the doc, as it is not in my scope of practice to prescribe medications and treatments for anyone. The physician receives the big bucks to make the big decisions; therefore, they shall deal with phone calls.
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