Resident and nurse attitudes toward a rapid response team in a tertiary hospital in South Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Residents and nurses who activate rapid response teams (RRTs) are well positioned to offer insights on its effectiveness. Here, we assess such evaluation of RRTs and identify barriers to activation in a 1,400-bed teaching hospital.

Methods

We conducted a 24-item Likert-scale survey from January to May 2017 among residents and ward nurses with RRT experience. Factor analysis was used to identify the barriers.

Results

This study comprised 305 nurses and 53 residents, most of whom were satisfied with their RRT experiences. Factor analysis showed that lack of awareness of activation criteria was a major barrier, with only 21.4% and 22.2% participants, respectively, confident about their knowledge of activation protocols. Of the survey respondents, 85.7% reporte

SUBMITTER: Lim SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11924405 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature