it's so frustrating..

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..when you know a baby is getting sick, you tell the doc repeatedly about it but they think the baby is fine (when you know they are not!) and they don't write you any orders. Then you come back the next day any the baby is gone. :( Afterwards you feel terrible thinking that maybe if you more persistant or said/done something different. I'm sure you all have experiances. And how do you deal with those kinds of docs?

Specializes in Level III NICU.
Here, we use our NNPs all the time. They are assigned to the DR/ORs, round on their own pts (including pre/postop cardiacs) and are always getting bugged by the residents and fellows for their advice and technical skills.

Us too, and I'd rather go to the DR with one of our NPs than the resident or fellow any day! Our NPs also go out on the transports too.

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Specializes in Neonatal ICU (Cardiothoracic).

Heck yeah. There's something about knowing you're with a person who was in your shoes as an RN in the trenches, plus all that added knowledge.

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well I come back to find that my baby died a few hours after my shift. I was getting so attached :crying2: At least this time I feel like we did everything we could.

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Specializes in Level III NICU.
well I come back to find that my baby died a few hours after my shift. I was getting so attached :crying2: At least this time I feel like we did everything we could.

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