Rapid Response: When should a rapid response be initiated. CODE BLUE!!!! It’s just before shift change and you’re making a last check on your patients, making sure IV bags are full, and administering pain medication to those in need, when you notice your COPD patient isn’t breathing well. As you wake your patient she seems lethargic and disoriented, you do a quick auscultation of her lungs, check your O2 settings and obtain a set of vital signs, seeing that her O2 sat is in the mid 80’s with audible wheezing and knowing that it is time for an updraft, a respiratory therapist (RT) is called to assist. While waiting for the RT, your patient suddenly becomes unresponsive and stops breathing, instinctively you call a code blue and begin CPR.
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First I will allot a minimum of 84 hours of work to this improvement project. My facilitator and I will spend a minimum of 8 hours together on this improvement project, discussing the concerns and possible outcomes. There is an associated cost of developing and printing off surveys, as well as the materials that are needed for the staff in-services. The nursing and ancillary staff will attend a 15 minutes meeting spread throughout several days and units on the results and possible actions plans. And finally, a team is needed to review, and possible revise, the rapid response policy and/or guidelines, as this may require implementation time. This time computes to the …show more content…
Project Evaluation Method The evaluation of this improvement project will be conducted at the end of week 6. The ICU PCF and I will review the codes and rapid response that have occurred during the 3 weeks after the presentation. Those results will be compared to the results obtained from the month of June and the comparison finding will be presented to the Director of the ICU and the VP of Quality.
Conclusion
With the conclusion of this project, I hope to improve the communication of staff with the current RRTs. Having an improve understanding of the policy and guidelines, we will be creating a dynamic approach to patient care and improving patient outcomes. Considering the possible addition of APRNs, staff will be at ease caring for their critical patient, as care delays will be resolved. Ultimately the driving force with any improvement project is improving patient care. Making changes in delivery and culture is always a difficult road, if it wasn’t difficult it wouldn’t be as
First I will allot a minimum of 84 hours of work to this improvement project. My facilitator and I will spend a minimum of 8 hours together on this improvement project, discussing the concerns and possible outcomes. There is an associated cost of developing and printing off surveys, as well as the materials that are needed for the staff in-services. The nursing and ancillary staff will attend a 15 minutes meeting spread throughout several days and units on the results and possible actions plans. And finally, a team is needed to review, and possible revise, the rapid response policy and/or guidelines, as this may require implementation time. This time computes to the …show more content…
Project Evaluation Method The evaluation of this improvement project will be conducted at the end of week 6. The ICU PCF and I will review the codes and rapid response that have occurred during the 3 weeks after the presentation. Those results will be compared to the results obtained from the month of June and the comparison finding will be presented to the Director of the ICU and the VP of Quality.
Conclusion
With the conclusion of this project, I hope to improve the communication of staff with the current RRTs. Having an improve understanding of the policy and guidelines, we will be creating a dynamic approach to patient care and improving patient outcomes. Considering the possible addition of APRNs, staff will be at ease caring for their critical patient, as care delays will be resolved. Ultimately the driving force with any improvement project is improving patient care. Making changes in delivery and culture is always a difficult road, if it wasn’t difficult it wouldn’t be as