@RNSuperHero When do people wait for patients to have irretrievable numbers. Crashing patients don't survive.

@Keynotecid I mean ok I know when not to bug somebody but come on. Concerning lab results warrant a little convo

@RNSuperHero It’s not like you are calling for a potassium of 3.4… jeez. ABGs should be taken seriously and should be corrected to prevent future crashing. And if the resident is only concerned with a patient who is *actively* crashing then they need to reevaluate their practice.

@thatnrselife Me “oh I’m sorry pt is alkalotic AS FUCK”

@RNSuperHero Sorry that happened. It should never be like that. -Former nurse, current third-year resident

@AlmaHabibMD Thank you. Most of the residents I work with are great.

@RNSuperHero Whatttt. As a resident, ESPECIALLY in the ICU, I'm always so glad when nurses tell me what patient results are, especially ABGs! Also, if a nurse is calling, it's for a good reason!

@Raj_collage We don’t just call to say heyyyyyy. I mean I might but only if I have that relationship with the resident 😂😂

@RNSuperHero If a nurse is concerned about something that I am not concerned about, I just say thank you. Unless it is a really experienced nurse and it doesn’t make sense to me initially why they are so concerned, then I probe to make sure I’M not missing something.

@DrKathMD We have that nurse spidey sense too. Sometimes we can just see a code coming

@RNSuperHero To this resident: do not talk to nurses like this. The remainder of your residency will be hell. Being nice will make the rest of your life easier.

@RNSuperHero “Say that again slow, doc, I wanna make sure I have it recorded for the pt’s family.”

@RNSuperHero You know the absolutely best run codes? The ones that DON'T HAPPEN because they were prevented. 🤔

@RNSuperHero Well...my job is kinda to prevent a crash...sooo yeah what's the plan.

@RNSuperHero Oh so I should call your attending?

@RNSuperHero “Is that your verbal order?”

@RNSuperHero Okay ALSO this resident needs to understand that your job is to report critical values along with stating to whom you spoke. - Sincerely, a recent resident grad turned nocturnist

@RNSuperHero Why order the test if you don’t want to be informed of the results? Especially if the results are outside of normal range.

@RNSuperHero You’re missing the point of the ICU. We’re supposed to prevent the crash. 🤦🏻‍♀️

@RNSuperHero My reply would have been, "Okay my next call will be to your attending about how you don't want to do your job."