I'm am interested to know how ICU nurses travel with their intubated patients. For example when going to CT or specials how many people go with you, are the patients placed on a transport vent...what is RT's role etc.
I have worked in a zillion different places and every place has a slightly different twist on how they travel......the place I work at currently has an unusual (which translates into back breaking) transport method and I am curious to see if anyone does the same thing.
we also dont have a port vent so its bagging all the way.2r.ns and a porter.i normally phone the er doc or the pts. doc if he has rooms on site to be on standby if we need them for a code.
mcleanl
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Hey everyone....thanks for the input. I think weighing my options on how to handle this.
highland....I'm not a traveller.....I am full-time staff but very new to this hospital.