November 2020
Michael
Nicastro
,
RN
4 East
Southern New Hampshire Medical Center
Nashua
,
NH
United States
A call was placed to 4 East and this RN, who was precepting a new nurse went right down to 3 West with a tele box, took the report and got the patient upstairs so the RRT RN could return to the ICU.
One night, the ICU RN responded to an RRT on 3 West. The patient needed to be transferred to 4 East for telemetry monitoring related to complaints of chest pain. Unfortunately, the ICU was incredibly busy with a cardiac arrest that got a temporary pacing wire and needed the RRT nurse back. The supervisor was tied up with the pharmacy with an issue and was unable to leave as well. A call was placed to 4 East and this RN, who was precepting a new nurse went right down to 3 West with a tele box, took the report and got the patient upstairs so the RRT RN could return to the ICU. Everyone was so great and worked together to get the 3 West patient where she needed to be and get the RRT nurse back to the ICU. It was nice to be able to make one call and have everyone work together as a team, no questions, no hesitation, all positive attitudes.