Dear code blue/ rapid response team nurse's ?????

[cruisin_woodward]

That's not very much info! Always ABCs..assess the pt Are VSS? Obviously he can speak...can he describe his pain? Can he rate it? Is his belly distended? Does he have Bowel Sounds? How much has his JP drain put out? What's his Hgb? Amylase? Lipase? Lactate? Depending on the type of surgery, I'd insert a NGT. It seems weird that a Code Blue nurse would be called for this unless he's having respiratory distress or they are leading to abdominal compartment syndrome, bladder spasms, bladder distension, bowel obstruction, GI bleed...there really isn't very much info provided! When was his surgery? You could say you'd need more info. Hope this helps

[P_RN, ADN, RN]

Moving to student assistance forum. What do YOU think are the 3 scenarios?

[Blee O'Myacin, BSN, RN]

According to our hospital policy, and sudden change of a patient's condition for the worse warrants a RRT call. The whole point of a RRT is to keep the patient from coding. It's helpful to know the patient's baseline, but the ICU/RRT nurses' job is to look at the "now" piece of the assessment and act accordingly. Also, the crit care nurse stays with an upgraded patient until the transfer is made. Med/surg and tele nurses often have 5 or 6 other patients who still need care - regardless of another patient becoming sicker.

Hope this helps.

Blee

[Nurseslight]

Who is watching the ICU patients that the RRT RN left behind to respond to RRT call? Another ICU nurse who already has 2 or 3 patients? Sometimes it can be hours before a transfer is made. A bad situation for the patients and nurses. The hospital will continue to waste money investing in more unproven and ineffective schemes to avoid addressing the real issue of SAFE RN STAFFING. If they staffed properly to begin with there would be no need for RRT teams.

[cruisin_woodward]

Where I work, we have a RRTeam, that is NOT in staffing. We also have SWAT nurses who travel with pts if they have tests, Surgery etc. I guess we've got it good!