Is Your Rapid-Response Team on the Right Track?

CARDIAC arrest prevention; PREVENTION of medical errors; CRITICALLY ill; NURSE-physician relationships; HEALTH outcome assessment; PATIENTS; QUALITY assurance; TEAMS in the workplace; TREATMENT effectiveness; EARLY medical intervention; EVALUATION of human services programs

The article discusses differences of opinion about the effectiveness of rapid response teams in hospitals which are being seen in the health care field in the U.S. in 2011. A discussion of challenges that hospitals often see when creating a rapid response team, and when attempting to utilize it effectively and appropriately, is presented. INSET: Teaching Nurses to Speak Up....