I am curious to see what other nurses think about a situation that occurred last week.
I was reviewing the preop checklist at the desk with the GI lab nurse. My manager called my name, so I responded "one second, I'm signing off on this patient." Her immediate response was, "No, a physician needs to speak with you." The physician comes to my other side and starts talking about a patient and discharge planning as I was trying to write down the patient's vitals and sign the checklist. After I did that, I looked at her puzzled, and asked which patient she was referring to. She said the patient's name... same last name, but different patient. So I sent her off in the direction of the correct nurse.
I am a MSN-prepared nursing professor, and this is my casual job at the hospital. I am appalled at the manager's behavior. I find it unacceptable to interrupt another collaboration between healthcare providers for non-emergent issues, especially when it involves sending a patient for a procedure. The mindset that a physician's words are more important is not sitting right with me.
