(Unedited Version) A "Slow Code" is hospital slang for a controversial practice in which medical staff respond slowly to a life threatening situation....on purpose.... Based on a true story. "The Psychiatric Unit of a hospital can be, well…. a little crazy, especially for a young and spirited male nurse. But a transfer to a medical unit soon exposes who is really crazy, in a laugh-out-loud, eye-opening look at what goes on behind closed doors in America’s hospitals. "