Rapid Response Teams

Yes, we have RRT in our hospital and have had it up and running for about half a year. We are a teaching hospital and so we have residence 1-4 yrs in the hospital at all times to come and see pts when needed on the floors; but RRT is to help the doc's out so they don't always have to come up. Our nurses seem to really love it. They have certain protocols and drugs that they can initiate if needed before the doc hits the floor. I think you will really like it once you use it a few times.:yelclap:

It is rolling out in phases at our hospital. The one floor that it's been on for a few months has really liked having that "backup" or safety net. I know I would like it, but our floor is supposed to be medically stable folks, so it probably won't be rolled out for us.

We've had RRT for about six months officially for all the floors. They are great. Most of our docs are good if we call them but still it's good to have a team that will always come when you suspect something is wrong whether it is based on objective or subjective findings.

Our Hospital is a 28 bed Med Surg, A 8 bed TCU, and 10 Bed ICU....

The controversy we are having involves the criteria that the ICU RN MUST respond, then must stay with the patient until stable or transfered to another facility, the ICU or the Physician assumes full control. Meanwhile back at the ranch...who assumes the responsibility for the Patients the ICU Nurse left behind...we could be away 5 min or 5 hours... Our Charge Nurse is expected to assume a full load like the rest of the staff....How does this work at other hospitals?