Does every hospital have a 'code team'?

okay this is a late response... we have a code team, just recently re-vamped by the higher powers that be... Us ER nurses used to respond in any common areas of the hospital such as the cafeteria, the lobby, etc. basically no in patient rooms-that was left up to the family practice resident MD's and the ICCU RN's, and the floor RN. They have since included the ER RN's to respond to these "in house" codes (meaning we have I guess graduated to be good enough) to respond to patient room codes. So with this new implementation, one may wonder what does an ER nurse do when she/he responds to a patient room for a CODE BLUE? Well this experienced RN will for one RUN to the said code (which is on the other side of the hospital and up the stairs to floors 2-6-where ever said code is called) then she/he enters the room and (all her experience is worthless) she is now at the hands of a floor nurse (who may have never read a monitor and wouldn't know v-tach from SR) and is to WRITE!!!! THE CODE. HOW'S THAT FOR STAMPING OUT DISEASE AND SAVING LIVES?!?!?!?!:uhoh21:

We have a code team.

The intern and resident run the code per ACLS protocol

A critical care nurse administers the medications

A resp. therapist intubates

The orderly comes and helps with compressions

The nurse whose patient it is documents

The chrage nurse makes calls and makes sure the floor runs o.k.

The rest of the staff stay out of the way but are gophers

sounds like how it's done where I work.

We are NOT a teaching hospital. Code team is ICU and/or ER RN directing til an MD/DO can arrive to help. RT manages airway and coordinates intubation if needed. (most experienced intubates)Medsurg nurses record. Supervisor coordinates needs.