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

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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

Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.
thats just wrong on so many levels.

comments like this remind me how evil people in this profession can be

i truly hope that's tongue-in-cheek, but sadly i suspect it isn't.

Specializes in Trauma, Teaching.

We could play "telephone" and whisper the commands around the room: clear-hear-fear-shear-dear-leer-Slap!:eek:

Specializes in Trauma, Teaching.
i truly hope that's tongue-in-cheek, but sadly i suspect it isn't.

nah, look down a few threads from that and she explains herself.

Don't do that! If you choke and we have to code you, we'd have to be vewy vewy qwiet...

hahahahahahahahahahaha (aka the elmer laugh)

weswie

Specializes in Not specified.

Wow! I feel pretty lucky that we have awesome night nurse managers who rock and help us out with codes. Codes are an every other day occurrence where I work and we are so beat and exhausted all of the time from all of the demands on our time that we don't high five or congratulate each other after a harrowing code but grimly go back to the slavish grind that is our job of caring for too many too critically ill patients.

As far as those whiners who complain about not getting enough attention because I was in a code, I can usually disarm them pretty quickly by very sincerely saying, "oh, I'm so sorry it took me so long to get your ice, but there was a patient down the hall who wasn't do very well and every nurse on the floor was in her room trying to bring her back. Now that she is stabilized and in the ICU, what can I do for you?" Being very sincere and wiping your sweaty brow while you smile and offer to fetch them another pillow is enough to stop them dead in their tracks.

It sounds like the managers are jealous and long for the days of in the trenches nursing and regret that they instead spend all of their time consorting with the enemies and finding new ways to reduce costs by cutting nursing hours and limiting access to much needed supplies.

How 'bout a high five?

Specializes in CCU.

When we have a code someone immediately closes all nearby patient rooms. This helps limit the amount of chaos other patients are exposed to and it also preserves some of the patient's privacy who is involved in the code. Despite the fact that these duties aren't assigned, they always seem happen. A supervisor will also come to the code to escort distraught family to a quiet area and address their questions. For the most part, despite the running back and forth and sudden crowd of care providers...our codes are remarkably quiet....of course...my hearing isn't what it used to be!!!

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