That's what I heard from an ICU nurse after I chose watchful waiting after extubating my formerly drunk, possibly high patient that stopped responding to a sternal rub and developed a disconjugate gaze. Concerned about stroke? Possibly.That's why you're the doctor.
An hour later, he was walking out the door. Motivation? I have no idea. Sometimes the best thing to do is nothing.
An excellent ICU nurse he is, but sometimes the best thing to do is to do nothing.
ReplyDeleteAlso heard this from a nursing instructor.
Tincture of time, anyone?
ReplyDeletewhat discharge code you use for AMA/elopements such as this HH? 99238? or do you stretch it into a 99239? enquiring minds....
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