GNT1, Contemporary Nursing Issues, Task 1 Mrs. Elli Baker is a 73-year-old female who is transferred to the emergency room after collapsing in her backyard. Just prior to this, while talking to her friend on the phone, she seemed confused and beside herself. Upon arrival to the ER, she complains of some dyspnea with an increase in her respiratory rate and pulse. Her previous history includes diabetes and hypertension. She has recently started a new blood pressure medication: lisinopril. Her other medications include metformin and hydrochlorothiazide. The nurse is able to ask Mrs. Baker a few questions, but she then becomes unresponsive and has more difficult time breathing. As Mrs. Baker’s nurse, I would initiate a code immediately by dialing the operator using the phone in the patient’s room. The operator, in turn, calls a code over the hospital intercom system; thus, obtaining the assistance of several other staff members such as a respiratory therapist, the nursing supervisor, and an ICU (Intensive Care Unit) nurse. The respiratory therapist is expert in the field of lung function and responds to any codes or traumas within the hospital. The respiratory therapist participates in intubation of a patient, manages the bag/valve mask system for managing respirations in an intubated patient, performs tests such as ABG, and manages ventilation equipment when necessary. The Nursing Supervisor makes herself available to all nursing staff for support, acts as a script during codes and traumas, and orders bed placement when indicated. The ICU nurse is an important member of any code or trauma team, as she specializes in care of the unresponsive, multi-system failure type patient. She can provide guidance and support when indicated. The ED ( Emergency Department) doctor (oversees the codes and traumas, orders testing and medications) and nursing assistant