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Originally Posted by JohnnyLingo
So they are expected to disagree or at least double-check with doctors when something seems wrong?
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Of course. If they feel something would be harmful to the patient, they should ask for an explanation and clarification.
When you are a young doc in training, the nurses sometimes know a lot more than you about treating something. And they can actually teach the docs a thing or two.
So in the case of the magnesium/morphine, the patient was ok because the nurse did check. However she checked for the wrong reason.