Abstract
Introduction. The article presents the results of the ICU nurses survey on assistance in the Code Blue situation. Staff awareness and knowledge of the basics of resuscitation plays an important role in the functioning of the procedure. The purpose of the study: to assess the awareness of the nursing staff of the intensive care unit on the condition of resuscitation care and determine by them the most important factors influencing the functioning and development of this process.Methods: an anonymous survey of 33 nurses of the anesthesiology department and ICU department was conducted using the online questionnaire, which includes 8 questions related to the organization of work in the Code Blue situation.Results. Code Blue procedure respondents' awareness is 100%. 87.9% of the respondents were members of the Code Blue Team. At the same time, only 60.6% of respondents consider themselves competent in providing resuscitation care.Conclusions. Despite the staff 's 100% awareness of the Code Blue procedure, not all employees were actually members of the Code Blue team, some employees consider themselves insufficiently competent in providing resuscitation care. It is necessary to further train the staff, to develop the skills of working in a team.Keywords: questioning, nurse staff, Code Blue, awareness.