Hey Y'all, would love to get some input on this. I'm still new to nursing (licensed LPN for 2 years) so I'm not sure if I'm over reacting or not...I work in LTC 3rd shift with 50+ residents to care for with 2 CNAs to assist. On the other side of the building we have the same grouping, at 5am yesterday my RCS discovered a resident cold and unresponsive, I went in to check for a pulse and found nothing, checked the chart and found the resident was a full code, I immediatly grabbed the crash cart called a code blue and went down the hall. One RCS followed me into the room the other was sent to get the nurse from the opposite side. I began chest compressions and my RCS starting bagging until the other nurse would have arrived. Ideally what was supposed to happen was the other nurse takes over breathing and we swap out just like your taught in CPR class while one CNA calls 911 and tells them we have a code in progress and CPR has been started and the other CNA goes the the front doors to guide EMS upon arrival. What acutally happened was my CNA (who is not CPR trained, our facility doesn't require it) bagged for me until EMS arrived 45 mins later and I did compressions the entire time ALONE! The other nurse was sitting at my desk waiting for EMS and never even told them we started CPR she only stated we had a possible death. She didn't call the facility MD or DON. She just freakin' sat there. When EMS arrived they we're shocked even telling me "why is that nurse sitting at the desk" and "why didn't she tell us you were doing CPR"... Is this not neglect or something similar? I would never dream of not assisting even if 10 nurses were in the room I'd still offer. Any similar situations out there? Any advice on how to deal with her, I can't even speak to her I'm so angry. Other nurses in our building keep coming to me and apologizing for her behavior which leads me to believe that something is seriously wrong with this. Also she has been a nurse for 10+ years so I know it's not lack of knowledge on her part.
