Our admission consents do cover OB procedures but there is a seperate anesthesia and blood products consent, these are signed upon admission. I feel these need to be signed and consented by the Dr....
I work with a Dr. who frequently admits pt's over the phone and wants us to start pitocin before she has ever been to evaluate the pt. The pt hasn't been consented and we don't have written orders....
I would get some kind of documentation that states who have spoken to and what you have told them that has signitures on it of those higher up the administrative chain. A copy should go in your...