Will somebody PLEASE tell these doctors....

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1. That we are not their secretaries? and that they are just as able to pull up their own computer rounding list as we are?

2. That no, I CANNOT explain the risks and benefits of a surgical procedure, and NO, I do not consider it my responsibility to "remind" you to get consent on the day of the procedure. I can only witness the INFORMED consenting patient's signature.

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Specializes in Tele, Infectious Disease, OHN.

Another one: If you change your mind about performing a CABG on a patient who has travelled 250 miles from home with her entire family please tell SOMEONE. Just making the decision in your mind at 11 pm means that the patient is still on the schedule and will remain NPO until about 1 pm when I finally call the OR and they find your partner who says you are out of town today. Then I get to go in and tell the patient and family there is no surgery today and I don't know why...

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, educator.

Do NOT walk off with my flowsheets and then forget where you put them...write down what you need to know and leave my STUFF alone! LOL

Don't tell me that the nurses just don't want to feed this kid that is 33 weeks, a boy to boot, and has not suck swallow breathe coordination down yet. Sit down and try yourself bucko. And don't give up after 5 minutes.

Don't tell me your orders are perfectly fine when I am hounding you with the guidelines in hand, just fix it and don't act like my 10 year old.

Don't tell the families that baby is going home tomorrow morning...it ain't happening because they haven't been here in 13 weeks and I have a butt load of things I have to do!

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Specializes in Trauma, Teaching.

No, as a private doc using our ER for a procedure, you cannot have one whole ER nurse for your very own to stand there in case you want something. Ask for all of it now, then do your job. Don't go complain to the ER doc about it, who will tell you point blank the nurses don't have time for that, and that if the (ER) docs want something, they get it themselves. (thanks for that one ERDoc!)

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Why are we asking these questions here? Do any of these docs read this?

I am a PA (physician assistant) student and reading this. I read the entire thread, actually. We all, docs, PAs, and NPs, care a lot about what our nurse colleagues think and certainly do read things like this to get an idea of how we can correct our mistakes. No problem with this thread, sometimes its just hard or you're too busy to say it directly to the person. This is coming from a guy.

PA-S

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I am a PA (physician assistant) student and reading this. I read the entire thread, actually. We all, docs, PAs, and NPs, care a lot about what our nurse colleagues think and certainly do read things like this to get an idea of how we can correct our mistakes. No problem with this thread, sometimes its just hard or you're too busy to say it directly to the person. This is coming from a guy.

PA-S

Pass it on, Will ya? :)

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I'm wondering if nurses scour physician message boards looking for nurse complaints...... :)

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Specializes in Tele, ICU, ER.

If I knew where to find a physician message board (anyone know of one?), I'd certainly read it!

As for mine: Don't get mad at me for ordering a PT/PTT on a patient who's cc is a boil when he's on a ton of coumadin a day. Wouldn't want him bleeding all over you when you lance that puppy would you? And when those labs come back INSANELY out of whack (while he's in the WR for his boil),don't scream at me why is this guy in the waiting room????? I have a hard time eyeballing a patient and knowing their lab values. At what point in one's nursing career does that skill emerge?

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Specializes in Utilization Management.
I'm wondering if nurses scour physician message boards looking for nurse complaints...... :)

No need. Docs who have complaints about nurses have no problem letting everyone know about it.

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Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.

A few docs i work with browse this site.

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No need. Docs who have complaints about nurses have no problem letting everyone know about it.

Perhaps nurses should follow their example.

Telling anyone to their face (docs included) when we have a beef with them is really the best way to operate.

Jim Huffman, RN

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Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.
Perhaps nurses should follow their example.

Telling anyone to their face (docs included) when we have a beef with them is really the best way to operate.

Jim Huffman, RN

Some of us already do. Anything i've typed on this thread, i had already said to their face.

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Specializes in med-surg, cardiac, ICU.

That saying "Thank you for your help". "Im sorry that my pt spit on you." Or "you did the right thing." goes a long way. Also that I will treat you with the same amount of respect that you give me, also I have ways of making your life miserable that you havent even thougt of yet. Like letting your d/c pt know that if they need to Talk to you all they have to do is call your office number, any time day or night, and that it will be transfered to your on call phone.

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