So, I experienced first hand my own patient coding on me this week. Although I knew it was bound to happen at some point it caught me off guard. I've seen many other patients code on the unit and been a part of either bringing them back from the brink of death or being part of their passing over to the other side. I must admit I was a bit shocked to look up on the monitor to discover asystole. My team was able to bring him back but unfortunatly this young patient passed on earlier that morning. So, I wasn't for this particular evening able to what we say in nursing "keep em' alive until 645" but I truly believe they are in a better place. I go into work every evening with the best intention of keeping all my patients safe from harm and alive for at least the next 12 hours :)
