"The Code Blue Disturbed The Other Patients" - Shame on you bad nurses!

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Specializes in Telemetry, Med-Surg, ED, Psych.

Is it just me or does it seem that a requirement to work in management is no common sense?

We had a Code Blue the other night - it was a very traumatic and rough code blue but thank god we brought the patient back and they were stabilized and then taken to ICU.

Next shift - as we are coming on duty (4 staff from the previous nightshift myself included) we are told to meet the Warden in her office.

"Other patients said you were to loud and distubing them". "One patient said she saw some staff joking and laughing"

and i quote: "Just cuse you saved a life does not mean you can carry on and be loud. Next time you have an emergency take care of it quietly"

HELLO!!! Get real.....EVERY code blue in my entire career is loud - its a life or death situation and there are 15 people trying to save a persons life.

Does anybosy see this as insane or is it just me?

The patients seem to think that we are having a party when in reality its a major emergency

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Specializes in Vascular Neurology and Neurocritical Care.

That is insane. People are gonna be shouting to get them this or get them that. What does the warden think it is - a library study session?

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Specializes in Ante-Intra-Postpartum, Post Gyne.

Do you work at my hospital?:lol2: Incompetent is a requirement to work in management or HR...people with no floor experience, or have not worked on the floor have no clue!

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Specializes in Telemetry, Med-Surg, ED, Psych.

BTW - Warden was a joke -i work in a hospital but our manager may as well be a warden or a boarding school matron.

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Specializes in Developmental Disabilites,.

Someone is dying you get to be loud. With all the emotions I don't think a person could be quite if they wanted to.

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Specializes in Emergency Department.

I am an ER nurse and we once had a patient complain that "the nurses all ignored me, they were ALL in with the patient across the hall". Well, said patient was here for a non emergent complaint and the patient across the hall was a full arrest. So, you bet we were ignoring her because we were all in with the code! (all meaning the 3 nurses and 1 doctor that we have on night shift in the ED)

Some people are just too ignorant.

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Specializes in Vascular Neurology and Neurocritical Care.
BTW - Warden was a joke -i work in a hospital but our manager may as well be a warden or a boarding school matron.

Ha! I can't believe I was so dense not to practically hear the sarcasm!:D

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Specializes in Transgender Medicine.

Whatta ******* I can see it now...

Hey...psssst...hey...can you pass me the epi?...no, the epi...psst...are you listening?...I said epi...here, let me write it down and pass you a note............

Get a freakin' life

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me thinks every pt's room, needs to have ear plugs at the bedside.:coollook:

leslie

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Specializes in Urology, Gyn, Family Practice, HBO.

:eek:

I just hope that if I am ever on the receiving end of a code that the staff makes as much noise as necessary to do their jobs effectively. No matter whom else it may disturb! :devil:

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unfreakin believable........your NM gets STUPID award, gold version.

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Specializes in Tele/PCU/ICU/Stepdown/HH Case Management.

is this for real? i wouldn't be able to keep that job for long as i would prolly get fired for my big, fat mouth.

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