Question for the ICU nurses??

[GWVRNS]

At your hospitals, if your patient needs to travel for a diagnostic study (CT, XRay, MRI), who transports the patient? In our hospital it is the job of the radiology nurse and we feel it is unsafe because we don't know the patients.

Thanks,

Deb

[gwenith, BSN, RN]

We always take an ICU nurse, an orderly or two and a doctor. We never travel with less if the patient is intubated and ventilated

[lashes]

ICU nurses and RT's.

[Corey Narry, MSN, RN, NP]

ICU nurses, RT (if on vent), NP or resident if very unstable, patient transport staff.

[countryboy_74_RN]

ICU RN, RT if available, and an intensivist if the RN deems it necessary

[RoxanRN]

Always 1 (or 2) ICU RN and 1 ICU PCT (or 2), and RT (if needed). If the patient is deemed to need an MD at bedside constantly, then they are too critical/unstable to go off the unit (yes, there is the rare exception). On occasion, if the MD doesn't have anything better to do, they might assist the RN to take the patient out of the unit.

[Ruby Vee, BSN]

usually the critical care transport team. if they're unavailable, then rn, md and rt.

[AfloydRN, BSN, RN]

CCU RN and RT. A transporter can push the bed.

[cardiacRN2006, ADN, RN]

Me and a tech if non vented; me and an RT if intubated.

[srna2008]

One or 2 RN's, ICU tech, and RT if on vent

[ICURN2004]

icu nurse, monitor and RT if on vent. stabalize pt first....

something to share that is very scary is the other day the med surg floor had a pt that appeared to be extending a CVA. they needed a icu bed but first was going to take him to cat scan... :angryfire the patient showed up to the unit with one xray transport person and not fricken breathing.... how long ... how long was he not breathing????? the answer i got was "i thought he didnt look right":nono: quick intubation and the patient is still critical. damn i hate days like that.... ps always take your chart too if you go with a pt... if a code is called in xray dept.. the doc that shows up is not going to know that pt....

[OkieICU_RN]

Someone from patient transport, the RN taking care of the patient, an ICU tech and an RT if the patient is on a vent.

I am interested to see so many list docs on there. I have never had a doc volunteer to come along, even in unstable patients. If they are unstable, usually another RN or the charge will come along, but unstable means about to code or has brady'd down or otherwise coded recently.