Why is pharmacy the only department in the hospital expected to answer the phones?

Was working overnight the other day. Tech went up to do their OR pyxis refills and I got a bunch of IV requests. So I figured, might as well make stock narcotic IV bags and other stock bags while I'm in the IV room (about a 1-2 hour task). We have a phone in the IV room but no computer, so I'm definitely not going to answer the phones. 5 minutes into making IVs, I notice the phone light is blinking red, meaning we are getting calls. And then it continues to blink red, meaning whoever is... Read more
Source: Student Doctor Network - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Tags: Pharmacy Source Type: forums