Resources
Quick resources for Code Blue and Rapid Response leadership practice.
Quick reference materials for Code Blue and Rapid Response leadership.
Key Points
- Name the leadership state early. Ask who is coordinating, then lead, support, consult, or transition leadership explicitly.
- Get the nursing trajectory. Ask bedside and outreach nurses what changed, what has been tried, and what worries them most.
- Protect pulse checks. Prepare the pause, make shock/no-shock and pulse/no-pulse decisions public, and resume compressions quickly when uncertain.
- Plan the next step explicitly. Use bedside and outreach expertise to identify the key decision, needed resource, destination, and trigger.
- Close the loop before leaving. Name disposition, follow-up owner, callback person, and the trigger for calling RRT, ICU, or code response.
ACLS Card
Site Differences
| U of U | IMED | VA | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RRT/MET | House Sup, IM Res, SICU RN, Pharm | IM, CICU RN, Nurse Sup, Pharm, RT, EKG, ABG, Lab | IM, MICU, CNO, RNs, RT, Pharmacy (7a-7p) |
| Code Blue | add: Anesthesia, EMT, MICU resident, Pharm, ICU Fellow | add: ICU attendings | add: Anesthesia/ED |
| Numbers | Shock Team, Cath, Brain Attack, VAD: 1-2222 | Shock Team: Vocera TICU attending; Brain Attack: Operator/x33333 | Brain Attack: Page Neuro Senior; Cath: Page Cardiology; Code: x6666 |
Rapid Response Guide
