Guest688994

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1. Is it outside the scope of practice for an RN to tell another RN to call 911?

   Guest688994 replied to Guest688994's topic in General Nursing

   I think this is exactly it to be honest. And if the patient who gets sent from a clinic has an adverse outcome, the first thing they will say is why didn't they call 911.

2. Is it outside the scope of practice for an RN to tell another RN to call 911?

   Guest688994 replied to Guest688994's topic in General Nursing

   I agree, that's actually the first thing I brought up, is isn't part of ACLS protocol directing someone to call a code or call 911? We are definitely not an ER, which is why I think it's more appropriate to refer patients out. And they are saying th...

3. Is it outside the scope of practice for an RN to tell another RN to call 911?

   Guest688994 replied to Guest688994's topic in General Nursing

   Our nurse manager told us this. It sounds bogus to me but I would argue if the clinic is sending them to us to be seen for something like SOB, chest pain, low BGL, altered mental status, etc., then we can use our nursing judgment to avoid a delay in ...

4. Is it outside the scope of practice for an RN to tell another RN to call 911?

   Guest688994 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Title says most of it, but here is some more detail: I work in the urgent care department of an outpatient facility. We make up the rapid response team of the building, but sometimes clinics will call our department and tell us they're sending a pati...

5. Looking for some feedback: was I too pushy, or not pushy enough?

   Guest688994 posted a topic in Relations

   Hi! New to AN, long time lurker, first time poster. I recently had a patient who had an elective joint replacement. The patient used a Victoza pen at home which was unavailable to us the first night after her surgery, then her family brought it in. ...