When should a nurse accompany?

[nightangel99]

I am in the process of writing a new policy for our ED as far as when nurses should accompany patients to the floor. Right now as it stands, my suggestion is whenever patients go to a critical care unit, has a vasoactive drip, or a cardioactive drip hanging, a nurse should accompany a patient. Any further suggestions?

[veetach]

we have an RN accompany all ICU/CCU/PCU patients to their units, always monitored of course.