Discover how rapid response nursing plays a crucial role in enhancing patient care and improving emergency response. Learn about the skills and techniques needed to provide immediate and effective medical assistance.
Most hospitals have some form of Rapid Response Team that can be called when patients are becoming unstable to bring people and resources to the bedside quickly. In this episode, we discuss when to call a Rapid Response, what happens once one is called, and some of our own experiences calling or responding to them. Head to FreshRN.com/41 for the complete show notes of this episode.
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Sometimes making the split decision to call a rapid response or a code blue for patients in distress can be difficult. Understanding the criteria for each helps nurses differentiate between which alarm to initiate. To help you better understand the differences between calling a rapid response or a code blue, let’s review the criteria for …