Code Blue: A Nurse's True Story

by Barbara Huttmann

Where do you draw the line when letting a patient die is an act of mercy? When does technology end and compassion begin behind the sterile hospital facade?

Did nurse Barbara Huttmann kill her patient, or did she merely allow the disease to take its natural course?

At 40, Barbara Huttmann confronted her own hospital fears by becoming a nurse. Code Blue is her own true experience.

280 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

Reviews

[SouthWestZippy · Rating 1 out of 5]

Story is flat and lacks emotion. I just could not get into the book or understand just what her message was. I found myself skimming here and there. Here is the synopsis says, "Where do you draw the line when letting a patient die is an act of mercy? When does technology end and compassion begin behind the sterile hospital facade? At 40, Barbara Huttmann confronted her own hospital fears by becoming a nurse. Code Blue is her own true experience." She tells stories about her dilemma on how deal with a dying patient and dealing it other staff members. She also tells her story about becoming the patient at the end of the book. I so wanted to like this book but it lack of a well rounded story plus the flat story telling then to top it off with lack of emotion just made it a hard read.