Tonight, one of the hospitals has no code blue response team due to the nursing shortage. If you know what this means, you'd be crying with me right now. This is beyond scary! Some hospitals call it the rapid response team, which comprises of experienced critical care nurses
who respond to cardiac arrest situations within the hospital. Last time I worked at one of the hospitals, they were looking for nurses to sign up with this team. However, no one wants to, given the lack of incentive for added responsibilities and constant adrenaline rush.
This crisis will definitely cost lives but the government just doesn't care. Please note that only experienced critical care nurses can work in this role. Unfortunately, thousands of nurses have quit due to poor working conditions & bill 124. New nurses, if any, need mentoring
& years of experience to work in this role. I wish I could explain how dangerous this is, hence my long tweet. Just a reminder that it takes 4 yrs to become an RN, additional 1-2 years to become an ICU nurse, several courses & minimum 3-5 years to work as a rapid response nurse.
This is why there continues to be an outcry for NURSE RETENTION. 20yrs of experience cannot be replaced in a day. Experienced nurses are gone, thus compromising patient care. No rapid response nurse tonight means that patient with a cardiac arrest may die. We should all be angry
The only solution right now is to #RepealBill124 so the few experienced nurses left don't quit. This is no joke @fordnation Many nurses plan to take the $5000 bonus bribe and then quit because they believe it is part of money owed from working short-staffed during a pandemic.
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