working night shift in a hospital with no house MD

[EXOTIC NURSE]

I am very much concerned and would like to hear comments on this matter....I was upset and wanted to clock out and go home as the hospital was operating without a house MD for the entire night shift and apparently this was not the first time during the same week this has happened. I think it is unethical for a hospital to operate without a house MD and also too I felt so bad for one of my patients as she could not get her NG feeding due to the fact there was no House MD to read the xray for placement so she pleaded all night long for someone to give her some water or something because she was hungry in which we could not she had to remain NPO until the placement was confirmed. I was worried also someone would code on us and I was wondering how would we run the code without an House MD am I being cynical or what?

[Mijourney]

Hi. I've had experience in both small and large hospitals, so I agree with the previous posters. As far as NGTs, years ago in home health, there were not alot of options for the type of NGT to be inserted. Can you home health nurses identify?