The second most important competency to me would be team work and collaboration. As a recent graduate nurse, I’ve recently witnessed the importance of teamwork and collaboration during the works of a “Code Blue”. The dynamic and unpredictable nature of response to cardiac arrest creates a tension within a diverse group of providers. In order to understand the complex interactions inherent in cardiac arrest events within a hospital, the perspectives of each participant in a resuscitation team must be considered. Physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists and pharmacists each have their own knowledge sets, customs of communication, and views of themselves in relation to other providers within a healthcare system.
