Re-designing a rapid response system: effect on staff experiences and perceptions of rapid response team calls

Autor: Richard Chalwin, Lynne Giles, Amy Salter, Karoline Kapitola, Jonathan Karnon
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: BMC Health Services Research, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1472-6963
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05260-z
Popis: Abstract Background Rapid Response Team (RRT) calls are clinical crises. Clinical and time pressures can hinder effective liaison between staff who call the RRT (‘users’) and those responding as part of the RRT (‘members’). Non-technical skills (NTS) training has been shown to improve communication and cooperation but requires time and financial resources that may not be available in acute care hospitals. Rapid Response System (RRS) re-design, aiming to promote use of NTS, may provide an alternative approach to improving interactions within RRTs and between members and users. Methods Re-design of an existing mature RRS was undertaken in a tertiary, metropolitan hospital incorporating the addition of: 1) regular RRT meetings 2) RRT role badges and 3) a structured member-to-user patient care responsibility “hand-off” process. To compare experiences and perceptions of calls, users and members were surveyed pre and post re-design. Results Post re-design there were improvements in members’ understanding of RRT roles (P = 0.03) and responsibilities (P
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