I agree totally with Andrew on that, I am very concerned by Mike's
comments - we are just getting rid of 'Yes it's a team but some of
us are more equal' attitude from some medical staff lets bury it
completely.
"It's a Doctor's job" is the one thing i hate to hear - if there's a good
reason that can be backed up why it's a doctors job - fine , but
when you here it applied to things such as IV cannulation (outside
A+E + crit care ) you can see why it's the best way to set a
nurse's blood boiling .
The best comment I have ever heard from anyone on the subject of
Doctors and Nurses working together is from a friend of mine who
is in the last few days of his PRHO year.
" Ok i've been to med school, but i move on every six months,
most nurses know their speciality "
Martyn
Student Nurse
and VAS person
Date sent: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 23:02:05 +0100
Subject: Re: Rapid C-spine clearance
From: Andrew G Hobart <[log in to unmask]>
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> Michael Bjarkoy wrote:
>
> > I would have a problem with nurses
> > performing the clincial c-spine clearance. Once the ambulance staff
> > have decided there is a need to place the patient onto the board
> > based on their protocols, it is the doc who should perfrom the
> > clinical rule out of C-spine injury and take legal responsibility
> > for such an action.
>
> I am afraid that I have greater confidence in my nursing colleagues
> than does Mike. I have no problem with properly trained nursing staff
> clearing the C-Spine clinically and I can recall a paper in one of the
> Journals reporting the success of such a scheme.
>
> We need to break down the barriers between the nursing profession and
> the medical profession by getting rid of thes silly rules about "only
> a doctor can do that".
>
> --
> Andrew
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