Case Study A rapid response event was activated for a patient who appeared to be in acute distress. On arrival of the rapid response team, the patient was short of breath with visible swelling of the face. Per the bedside…
Case Study A rapid response event was initiated by the bedside nurse for a patient with shortness of breath, hypoxia, and altered mental status. On prompt arrival of the rapid response team, it was noted that the patient was a…
Case Study The bedside nurse activated a rapid response code for a patient who appeared to be in acute respiratory distress and had new right-sided chest pain. On arrival of the rapid response team (RRT), the patient was found to…
Case Study A rapid response code was activated for a patient who developed acute dyspnea. On arrival of the condition team, the patient was found to be a 75-year-old male with a known history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),…
Case Study A rapid response event was activated by the bedside nurse for a patient who developed respiratory distress and required increasing oxygen supplementation. On arrival of the condition team, the patient was visibly dyspneic and using accessory muscles of…
Case Study A rapid response event was initiated for a patient in the post-op recovery unit by the charge nurse for acute onset of hypoxia and altered mentation. On arrival of the rapid response team, it was reported that the…
Case Study A rapid response event was activated by the bedside nurse for a patient who developed acute respiratory distress. Upon the arrival of the rapid response team, it was found that the patient was a 55-year-old male with a…
Case Study A rapid response event was initiated by the bedside nurse for a patient who had a syncopal event, hypotension, and new tachyarrhythmia on the monitor. On prompt arrival of the rapid response team, chart review suggested that the…
Case Study A rapid response event was initiated by the bedside nurse for a patient with new-onset fatigue, lightheadedness, and substernal pain at rest. On prompt arrival of the rapid response team, the patient’s telemetry showed that he was gradually…
Case Study A rapid response code was activated for a patient who developed persistent tachycardia on continuous telemetry. Upon the arrival of the condition team, the patient was noted to be a 60-year-old male with a past medical history of…