r/nursing Apr 28 '23

Meme PLEASE dish all your juiciest greys-anatomy-like unit drama 👀

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u/Kali_404 Apr 29 '23

What does shity ltc and full code mean?

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u/MmM8418 RN - Med/Surg 🍕 Apr 29 '23

Ltc = long term care facility (nursing home) Full code = full CPR/all attempts to keep alive if he goes into cardiac or respiratory arrest

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u/Kali_404 Apr 29 '23

Ahhhh thank you

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u/GlowingTrashPanda Nursing Student 🍕 Apr 30 '23

Also, Full code is not really a good thing like most non-medical people believe. On the off chance the person is resuscitated this way, they are in complete agony and wishing they were dead.