Why do ED docs hate putting in orders?

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Why do ED docs hate putting in orders?

VENT Why are some ED docs so averse to actually writing orders? I understand it's the ED, and they get spoiled by how much ED nurses are willing to do without a doctor's order (lines, labs, fluids, etc), but if you tell me to give Dilaudid, I'm gonna need an order for it. And if I come to you 15 minutes later and again ask you to please put the order in, don't get angry. It's your job. Yes, you need to order that foley, as insignificant as it may seem, because when the patient gets a

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Tags: Pain Medication, Dilaudid, Doctor, Nursing Professions, Nurse, Nursing