 Hi guys, so in today's video I want to talk about what to do in a code and specifically I'm talking about a code blue or Where someone's stops breathing or their heart stops or goes into funky rhythms and do our coding a person I've gotten asked this question a lot of times and being an ICU nurse I have gotten a lot more comfortable with codes and what to do What my roles are as a nurse what my roles are as a primary nurse and what my roles are as when I'm just walking Into a code so I kind of just want to talk about the basic basic things of what to do in a code I'm not gonna get into the certain meds and things like that This is just gonna be a basic video if you're like oh my gosh, what do I do if my patient codes and To kind of just simplify things for you So they teach this in your CPR classes But the first thing to do if you're a patient codes if you walk in on a situation and you realize your patient is not Breathing or they their heart has stopped First you have to determine which is which most of the time in adults It's a cardiac issue not always, but most of the time their heart stops before they completely stop breathing in kids It's usually the opposite So the best thing to do is if you realize your patient's not breathing One check to see if they have a pulse because if they don't have a pulse You're gonna do CPR, but if they are just not breathing and they still have a pulse Then you're gonna support their breathing. You are going to support whatever is Lacking in the patient if the heart stops you're gonna beat their heart for them if their breathing stops You're gonna breathe for them. So the first thing though besides checking to see if they have their pulse is To get more help in the room So even if you're not hundred percent sure yet what's going on call for help say I need help in room 10 Or I need help wherever make sure you say which room you are unless you're like in an open area where people can physically see you because The first time that I ever had a situation where I needed help It wasn't a code but my patient was like literally falling out of bed and I was the only one in there And I needed someone else to come help me I was like I need help and they're like all the nurses came but they're like where are you and I had to like be like I mean room 12 so always say which room you're in because it's kind of hard if there's a bunch of rooms Anyways, so call for help and while you can call for help why you are checking if there's a pulse or if they're breathing They don't have a pulse you're gonna start CPR if they're not breathing, but they have a pulse you're gonna breathe for them It's that simple and once other people get in the room Then they're going to be helping you and you're just gonna step into one roll The best thing you can do once everyone gets in the room and you're truly coding a patient You know CPR bagging them all those things is to pick a roll and stick with it If you're pushing meds, you're pushing meds if you are rotating for CPR You're rotating for CPR if you're bagging someone you're bagging someone don't hop around if you have enough resources like is If you don't have enough resources of people there then you're gonna have to rotate rolls But most of the time especially nurses I see nurses, especially we're super nosy and we want to be involved And so when you have a code there's too many people there So stick with your role also don't be afraid if there's too many people in the room And you're not doing anything. You're just standing there waiting for them to tell you what to do don't be afraid to leave and Just say hey, they may call me or whatever because if there's too many people in the room that actually can delay Codes and the efficiency of codes. I hope that kind of simplifies things for you a little bit I'd love to do more videos kind of more in detail on certain meds and situational videos But I think that gives you guys a good foundation for what to do Don't freak out or if you're gonna freak out try to remain calm on the outside Because that's the best thing you can do for your patients and things happen people die people code and as nurses We have to know how to intervene. Thank you after watching this video And I hope you like it give it a thumbs up and subscribe to my channel if you haven't already and I'll see you guys in the next video