Legal Issues with Code Blue
Did You Document? This is one of the biggest issues we face in nursing. I truly feel nurses are awesome at what we do when it comes to actual hands-on. However, when it comes to documentation; We Suck ! Every nurse I know and have worked with; I would say that less than half; has ever wondered about the legal ramifications of an in-hospital cardiac arrest (code blue). Code blue events happen fast, and documenting the entire event correctly may be a difficult and daunting task. Unfortunately, in today's nursing environment; especially with the arrival of the EHR(electronic health record) nurses are becoming more vulnerable to legal actions. If you don't document it wasn't done. Yeah Yeah!! I know you have heard that a million times; but do you really listen? N urses are being named defendants in malpractice lawsuits, according to the Nurses Service Organization (NSO). " Of the 549 nurse...