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I don't
Yes
No. We've been given code colors and basic protocol to handle the various threat level code, but no simulated incident to see how well we would respond in an actual scenario.
No, there is a code for it though
No.
Worked at a hospital once where the security team did a surprise active shooter to test our ER....that was almost a poor choice on their part. The charge nurse was married to a sheriff and always had her gun nearby...though we didn't know it until the drill. Yeah...don't surprise a nurse in a rural ER with an active shooter drill or it may become a real life trauma. 🫤.
I do think it should be practiced...you don't know your units weak points until you test them ..but .ake sure they're aware it's planned. That rural ER I worked in was a security nightmare. The ER was a circle with pt rooms around the nurses station and each room had two doors ..one out toward the nurses station and one toward a circular hall that connects all those rooms to the CT/X-ray hall and break room hall. Getting and keeping all of that locked and shut in an emergency is just not easily done.
Chief
Everyone should ! Crazy world we live in
We were told that it's okay to leave patients and run to safety in these situations. I'm not a runner.........
Yes
No but we should
I wish that we did
Yes, everyone gets informed during orientation and then once a year after that.
Chief
I think everyone should have this at their workplace !
No