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Do Not Disturb!
Duffy FD, Cassel CK. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. October 2007.
Following surgery, a woman on a patient-controlled analgesia pump is found to be lethargic and incoherent, with a low respiratory rate. The nurse contacted the attending physician, who dismisses the patient's symptoms and chastises the nurse for the late call.
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