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 The bedside nurse initiated a rapid response event for a patient who went to sleep earlier in the evening and was unable to be aroused by verbal commands. The nurse noted his oxygen saturation drop as low as…
Case Study A rapid response code was activated for a patient who appeared to be in acute respiratory distress. On arrival of the condition team, the patient was found to be a 45-year-old male with a history of myasthenia gravis…
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 Rapid response event was activated by bedside nurse for a patient with tachypnea and tachycardia (heart rate of 180 beats per min). On arrival of the rapid response team, the patient was quickly assessed along with a brief…
Case Study A rapid response code was activated for a patient who developed severe dyspnea at rest. On arrival of the condition team, it was found that the patient was a 30-year-old female with a history of asthma who was…
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 with sustained ventricular tachycardia. On prompt arrival of the rapid response team (RRT), it was noted that the patient was a 66-year-old female who was…