Anesthesiologists!

[sharann, BSN, RN]

Our hospital only has MDA's and they are all leaving very soon. We are actually down to 3 out of 6 now regulars. So the hospital has locum tenens they are called, which I equate to agency or a traveller. The one I have seen thusfar over the past 2 months frankly scare the heck out of me. They are NOT what I would call the "cream of the crop"(I am trying to be civil). They are also jumpy and defensive. A couple are downright unfit to practice. I understand that they are new and probably nervous being in a new place etc..., but what would you do if you really felt that one was a disaster waiting to happen? Nothing? I don't know. I am in the process as you know of securing another job(this being yet another big reason).Any of you been in similar situations?

[suzanne4, RN]

I have seen it and have reported it to management................it is a very scary thing to be caught up in.............

Just depends on how willing management is in your facility to stand up to them. Mine always were.

[my2sons]

Just had one of these accompany his fem-pop patient to SICU and actually said, "OK, I'm going home, now. She's all yours." He tossed 4 unlabeled syringes on the bed and left. My lady's pressure was 285/130, HR 135, fully awake, and still intubated. He charted "transferred to SICU in stable condition, VSS." Nice.

[sharann, BSN, RN]

Just had one of these accompany his fem-pop patient to SICU and actually said, "OK, I'm going home, now. She's all yours." He tossed 4 unlabeled syringes on the bed and left. My lady's pressure was 285/130, HR 135, fully awake, and still intubated. He charted "transferred to SICU in stable condition, VSS." Nice.

So what did you do?

[ShirleyM]

It's funny, for all the complaints I've had about where I work, our anesthesiologists hasn't been a factor in those complaints. If anything, we have a couple who tend to be needy, a few whose judgements we tend to question, and frankly, one whom management loves 'cuz he 'helps' them make us run our a**es off. But for the most part, I work with a great group of MDAs, and I didn't realize it until I read this post. Just as there are surgeons who aren't 'the cream of the crop', the same applies to anesthesiologists.