Coping After a Code Blue
By: Lindsey Joyce, MSN, RN, CNOR
Published: 5/16/2025
I remember my first code in the OR. I was still in training and didn’t know what to do. All I knew was that I needed to get out of the way of those who did know what to do. I stood in the corner, and it was all a whirlwind. When it was done, the patient left the OR alive. What seemed like a long time was only 45 minutes. I had so many questions that I wanted to ask, but everyone in the room seemed very stressed, so I didn’t ask anything.
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