ElleFur

No, we have an outdated electronic system and all of the nurses charting is paper charting. But there are NO standing orders, no sliding scale, no signature on anything the nurses do... the nurses push however much versed or fentanyl they feel is appropriate for each patient without any oversight from MD. There are no CRNA or APRNs in our practice... only RN and now EMS...

Hi. Looking for some career advice. I recently started working at a private- physician owned Interventional Radiology Clinic. I am an RN and was hired as a sedation IR Nurse. Since starting here- it has come to light that none of the nurses administer medications with physician orders. When I questioned administration about this- they claimed we work within ' verbal orders' but during procedures— the doctors are not giving any orders and nurses are expected to administer conscious sedation before the MD enters the room. Now, the practice claims that they can not find nurses to work so they are hiring EMT's to 'recover' patients post conscious sedation. Sometimes we are doing sheath removal for arterial puncture, placing foleys, accessing ports, etc. Are EMT's trained to even do this??? Looking for any advice. I feel like my nursing license is on the line here ! Thank you