Case Study A rapid response event was activated for a patient for acute onset abdominal pain and hypotension. On arrival of rapid response (RRT) personnel, the patient was a 65-year-old male with a known history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease…
Case Study A rapid response event was initiated by the bedside nurse after the patient had a large bloody bowel movement. On prompt arrival of the rapid response team, it was noted that the patient was a 72-year-old male with…
Case Study A rapid response event was initiated by the bedside nurse after the patient had an episode of large volume, bloody vomiting. On prompt arrival of the rapid response team, it was noted that the patient was a 28-year-old…
Case Study A rapid response event was initiated by the bedside nurse for a patient who developed severe hyperthermia. Upon the arrival of the rapid response team (RRT), the patient was noted to be a 45-year-old male admitted to the…
Case Study A rapid response event was initiated by a nurse for a patient with a severe headache and nausea. The patient was found walking around the unit by the unit coordinator, trying to find a snack machine after coming…
Case Study A rapid response event was initiated by the bedside nurse for a patient because of a severe headache and multiple episodes of vomiting. The patient paged her nurse to inform her that she had an intense, pounding right-sided…
Case Study A rapid response event was initiated for a patient in the dialysis unit. On arrival of first responders, the patient was non-arousable and having generalized shaking of extremities. Per the dialysis nurse, the patient started having seizure-like activity…
Case Study A rapid response event is initiated by a bedside nurse for a patient having seizure-like activity. On arrival of first responders, the patient was confused, however, not actively seizing. Per the bedside nurse, the patient was a 37-year-old…
Case Study A rapid response event was initiated by a floor nurse for a patient having persistent seizure-like activity. On arrival of first responders, the patient was non-arousable and was having generalized tonic-clonic movements. Per the bedside nurse, she had…
Case Study A rapid response event was initiated by the bedside nurse for a patient because of seizure-like activity. A phlebotomist was preparing to draw labs from the patient when she began to shake uncontrollably and lost consciousness. The phlebotomist…