Sustaining Health Care Interventions to Achieve Quality Care: What We Can Learn From Rapid Response Teams

J Nurs Care Qual. 2017 Jan/Mar;32(1):87-93. doi: 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000204.

Abstract

Rapid response team (RRT) adoption and implementation are associated with improved quality of care of patients who experience an unanticipated medical emergency. The sustainability of RRTs is vital to achieve long-term benefits of these teams for patients, staff, and hospitals. Factors required to achieve RRT sustainability remain unclear. This study examined the relationship between sustainability elements and RRT sustainability in hospitals that have previously implemented RRTs.

MeSH terms

  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Hospital Rapid Response Team / standards
  • Hospital Rapid Response Team / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Organizational Objectives / economics
  • Program Evaluation / economics
  • Program Evaluation / standards*
  • Program Evaluation / statistics & numerical data
  • Quality of Health Care / standards*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires