Abstract
In 2008, facilities were encouraged to develop an emergency response system. A system in which nurses could activate a team of specialists directed to the bedside of a patient with a deteriorating condition. Despite this initiative, nurses and hospital staff have failed to recognize deterioration and correctly activate a rapid response. The clinical problem: Nurses are failing to recognize patient deterioration and activate a rapid response. The practice question was, what will increase rapid response activations? This DNP Project focused on increasing the identification of patient deterioration and activation of the rapid response team. A systematic review of the literature, a critical analysis of the yielded studies, and the fit and feasibility of the facility revealed that the most appropriate intervention was a one-hour education on detecting deterioration followed by unfolding case studies. A quiz was given to the nurses as a pre-and post-education evaluation. The facility continued to collect data for six months post-intervention. The evaluation revealed a 28% increase in the quiz scores, a 28.5% increase in Rapid Response activations, and a 28.7% decrease in Code Blue activations. This project intervention has significantly impacted patient care in the host facility. Sustainability recommendations to the facility are to educate staff by having them review the recorded education and provide flyers of the activation criteria to staff, patients, and visitors. Carry out "mock" Rapid Response activations with staff quarterly.
Date of publication
5-2024
Document Type
DNP Scholarly Project
Language
english
Persistent identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/10950/4707
Committee members
Dr. Gina Nickels-Nelson
Degree
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Recommended Citation
Rojas, Carlton J. Jr, "DNP Final Report: Increasing Rapid Response Activations" (2024). DNP Final Reports. Paper 64.
http://hdl.handle.net/10950/4707
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