Nonsense "stat" orders

[MikeyBSN]

I don't understand why some residents feel the need to write a bunch of "stat" orders while the patient is in the ED. Now, I know I'm not a super-smart resident who went to medical school, but sometimes tells me that the urine drug screen on the 90 year old here because she fell and broke her arm should not be "stat". Why does a routine patient need "stat" Crestor at 11 in the morning? Seriously? Does anyone else have this problem or is it just my hospital? Oh, and I don't understand why every patient who goes to the ICU, regardless of the reason, needs a stat head CT and stat chest CT with IV contrast...

[vivacious1healer]

yeah, the one resident i can think of would give phone orders stating 'and these need to be done stat! like super stat!'

He is now called and paged Dr.Super Stat.....

I like the idea of the 'wall of shame' orders.....will have to threaten the use of that next time that give ridiculous orders....heh heh

[TheSquire, DNP, APRN, NP]

Well, that's the way they do it on "TRAUMA - Life in the ER" so OBVIOUSLY that's the way it's supposed to be done! (Ever notice how shows like that don't show the "hangnail emergency that came via ambulance" cases?)

If you came in on that call, would you sign the consent form to be on that show?

[brillohead, ADN, RN]

If you came in on that call, would you sign the consent form to be on that show?

Evidently the desire to be on TV has no bearing on the desire to not look like a buffoon in front of the entire country!

I have seen people on there who are falling-down-drunk, either the stupid/weepy kind or the belligerent/obscene kind, and they evidently gave their consent. Same with the drug-seeker who was faking seizures, the addict who ODed, the suicide attempt, etc.