Interpersonal skills during a code

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Regarding interpersonal skills during a code situation, what are your thoughts/opinions on this issue?

- What interpersonal skills do you think help or hinder a code?

- Do you think respecting your colleagues is important? Why?

- Do you think your unit emulates these skills?

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Specializes in ICU.

Is this an essay question?

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No, this is not an essay question. I was just curious what people's thoughts are on this.

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No, this is not an essay question. I was just curious what people's thoughts are on this.

What you're getting at is professionalism in an emergency. Experienced professionals don't feel the need to pee in every corner to make sure everyone knows who is boss... they don't randomly speculate on possible causes or treatments during an emergency... they know their role and perform their duties efficiently and without drama.... they stay in their lane and expect everyone else to do the same.

They understand that the emergency isn't an opportunity for them to showcase skill and knowledge... it is to provide a paid service to a patient.

How's that for starters?

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Hmmm....when I run a code, I take charge. I'm polite, very businesslike, calm, professional, but people know who is in charge. That is the way codes should run: calm and professional.

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Is this an essay question?

LOL, now THAT is hilarious

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Make sure you use your please and thank you.

CPR please!

Thank you!

Epi 1mg please!

Thank you!

Your welcome!

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

Closed loop communication

One voice

Pretty please and thank you

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What is the "issue?" In my unit, a code team is assigned for the shift, and each person on the code team is assigned a role. No questions asked. Get to the patient and own your role. Drugs, bag, CPR, timekeeper, etc... If everyone sticks to their role, there is usually no room for error or manners..... it just all transpires, and you pat your team on the back no matter what.

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Specializes in ICU-my whole life!!.
Make sure you use your please and thank you.

CPR please!

Thank you!

Epi 1mg please!

Thank you!

Your welcome!

I do something like this but when the resident stands there just staring, I tell them this is not Greys Anatomy. Snap out of it. Then they run to their attending. Then the attending comes to me and then it can go several ways to the point of pulling rank. But it does not go that far when I tell them there is a patients life under my watch and HELL NO, NOT on my watch.

And since I am in a teaching facility which drives me nuts sometimes, I tell all the noobs to stand against the wall and do not get in the way.

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Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.
Closed loop communication

One voice

Pretty please and thank you

Calm voice. Please and thank you.

I work in a teaching hospital so there are always newbies. At times they need a little polite direction.

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