I work in a 14 bed CICU. 2 patients per RN. It is common to have patients come to us directly from OR table. These are patients who are very unstable, major surgery done. Had problem during surgery or they are not going to wean them from the vent. We get sometimes 15 min notice. The nurse will have another critical patient. Anesth insist on giving report befor you can evaluate the patient. Then everyone leaves and it is just the pataient and the nurse. The intenseivist is in the hopital or ...