Soulwindow42 replied to waggykeeper's topic in General Nursing
Certainly u did the right thing and its simple. Why give more if the pt has more than enough. It would be safe and protective for you and the doctor if you have called him again, or call your charge...
you have done things appropriately. This is a case management issue and i would agree that the doctor must have seen the pt. immediately. The patient is in impending respiratory failure probably...
You have just done a good job to the best of your knowledge at that time, and you have greatly avoided a possible surgical post-operative morbidity (another Fracture or prosthesis dislocation should...