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Old 09-30-2007, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by neuronurse View Post
So I learned about something that our doctors have dubbed a "Code White." This is when a doctor makes an inappropriate comment, whether there is a patient there or other doctors, or nurses.

EX. We were putting in a Swan Gaunze (sp?) in a pt, probably the first one anyone has put in on our unit in a couple of months..they're just not that effective...anyway, we began discussing how in the Omni cell the catheter is labeled "Swandome" so of course at this the doctors started bring up condom jokes and referring to the Swan in "unusual" ways, it was all very entertaining

Anyone else have Code Whites to share?
Using your definition of a Code White, I have entire shifts of Code Whites! LOL! I work with some hilarious docs!
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