callthesup

If this is your biggest problem you're lucky...want cheese with your whine?

Education..... :chuckle

Education..... :chuckle

I have an e-mail.....sure if they would post or can't e-mail be sent through the site? I opened "[email protected]" I would like an exchange on this subject.

I have an e-mail....."[email protected]" I would like a limited exchange on this subject.

Looking for opinions on the use of teams (ICU nurse/ Resp, ect.) that floor nurses can call to assess patients who may need a higher level of care. Who has experience with this? If the sup was called to assess previous to this plan, how is this "special" team called any sooner? What is the charge nurse and supervisor role? Why was this implimented in your place of work? How does a nurse or therapist with their own group feel about having to go to another unit for this? How much care are they expected to provide? How long do they stay? Any other thoughts on this would be appreciated.

YEah...but what about the medical response team?

Or other names, a team that is called when the floor nurse feels a patient may need to be assessed by someone else... Please tell me your experience with this, your opinion, and why was it instituted.

Thanks for the reply.... Where is your charge nurse during all of this? How big is your hosp. and what duties does your Nursing Sup do, you see them how many times during your shift? As a new nurse do you feel that you have the time, skills, and support to forsee an unexpected pt outcome. Do you really feel you have time to review each patients chart every shift? What system was in place before this proceedure was put in place? The ICU nurse drops what they're doing to come? How do they feel about that? What are some of the personality dynamics between the Sup/ICU/Charge/And primary nurse.....it seems to be overkill.

Looking for opinions on "Medical Emergency Team". Read about it and my hosp is looking to utilize this approach. Please tell me what changed when this was implimented, who the floor nuse called for assesments of patients who weren't doing well, ect. Thanks.