My work buddy and I were restocking the crash carts and updating them ( we work in a LTC facility) and the boss lady kept cutting out things that we think are pertinant to keep freshly stocked on the cart.
And then of all things, told us in passing that we don't really need to have all these things here to do so many life saving techniques. The only thing the nurses on the floor need to do is to stabilize the resident until EMS arrives.... ???? Does stabilizing a patient not involve starting a line, getting some fluid in (when called for) etc?? She also said that we don't really need to be CPR certified because if we aren't, then if a code isn't answered in a timely fashion that we aren't held liable.... and if we ARE certified then we will be held accountable...
HUH?
Aren't we liable as nurses? And aren't we required to be certified?? Or is certification something that nursing facilities just expect from their nurses? Is this a law? I have yet to find this info anywhere...
What do you all thinK??