Experience with family activation of rapid response teams.
Condition H allows family activation of a rapid response team in a hospital setting. Systematic implementation of Condition H at a 500-bed Magnet community hospital led to varied types of calls, all of which met the policy criteria. Many communication issues were discovered through this process.
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St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, CA, USA.
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D000465:Algorithms; D002140:California; D003144:Communication Barriers; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003663:Decision Trees; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D057209:Hospital Rapid Response Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010865:Pilot Projects; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D024382:Professional Role; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D016730:Program Development