Ethical ???

[nurseguinness]

Okay I am a new grad on a Neuro ICU unit. I am not sure if I have endangered my liscense by taking this job.

Yesterday I had a patient who was TBI and his ICPs( >60) were out of control. The family wanted everything done for the patient and the doctor disagreed and told the family he would no longer treat the ICPs. So he wrote for us to d/c the drugs that were treating the ICPs and also told me not to treat the pt. BP which was 220/120. Now I am still on training but I asked my nurse at what point in time is this a ethic board issue and she didn't seem to have a problem with it. I understand the doctors point not wanting to treat the kid any longer but at what point and time is my license endangered. And the family really did want everything done.

[gasmaster]

MAP = 2(DBP) + SBP/3 :thankya: