Are nurses smarter than resident physicians?

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Okay so i work at a large teaching hospital/level one trauma facility. I rotated through the ED and a patient came in with suspected drug OD. We didn't know what the patient took but tried narcan and it didn't work. I suggested the use of Romazicon to the resident (assuming that if the patient ODed on benzos it would be worth a try) and he looked at me crazy. He had never heard of the drug. What????

Has anyone else found that the residents at your facility are clueless????

Romazacon is VERY rarely given because of the risk of protracted seizure, especially in someone who uses Benzos chronically, and guess what you wont be able to use if they do seize. Not worth the risk, and most facilities just treat the symptoms of the overdose, rather then risk protracted seizure activity.

Annit

Which is why it is an especially poor example of how smart nurses are compared to residents. Particularly surprising from somebody with FPN in her name.

But, even if it was a good example in which an experienced ER nurse knew more about something than a resident, (Common, I would hope), is is a bit silly to claim nurses are smarter than residents.

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Specializes in Adult and Pediatric Vascular Access, Paramedic.

In addition to my post (it won't let me edit it) Romazicon is NOT a drug you want to just blindly give to someone!!!

Annie

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This really hurts. The first thing I did this morning was lay on my rug hugging my pitbull and rubbing his belly. We've owned pitbulls for 15 years. The unconditional love they, and almost all dogs, give humans, is beyond words.

Pitbull owners tend to be a little sensitive about negative pitbull references.

Really? It's a post from several years ago that wasn't directed to you by an anonymous internet stranger. Pitbulls have the reputation they do for many reasons.

Which is why it is an especially poor example of how smart nurses are compared to residents. Particularly surprising from somebody with FPN in her name.

But, even if it was a good example in which an experienced ER nurse knew more about something than a resident, (Common, I would hope), is is a bit silly to claim nurses are smarter than residents.

Thoughts on this OP?

You mean FNP?

You're asking the OP to provide their thoughts on a thread from 8 years ago?

The OP hasn't been active here in almost a year.

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Really? It's a post from several years ago that wasn't directed to you by an anonymous internet stranger. Pitbulls have the reputation they do for many reasons.

You mean FNP?

You're asking the OP to provide their thoughts on a thread from 8 years ago?

The OP hasn't been active here in almost a year.

Huh- I've' been duped.

This made it to the top, and I didn't look at the date.

Alternatesri revived this dead thread, and now I am talking to people who aren't there.

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