@article{quteprints84054, month = {May}, publisher = {Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc}, volume = {31}, journal = {Journal of Nursing Care Quality}, author = {Clint Douglas and Sonya Osborne and Carol A. Windsor and Robyn Fox and Catriona Booker and Lee Jones and Glenn E. Gardner}, pages = {E1--E10}, year = {2016}, title = {Nursing and medical perceptions of a hospital rapid response system: New process but same old game?}, number = {2}, abstract = {Perhaps no other patient safety intervention depends so acutely on effective interprofessional teamwork for patient survival than the hospital rapid response system (RRS). Yet little is known about nurse-physician relationships when rescuing at-risk patients. This study compared nursing and medical staff perceptions of a mature RRS at a large tertiary hospital. Findings indicate the RRS may be failing to address a hierarchical culture and systems-level barriers to early recognition and response to patient deterioration.}, keywords = {Nursing, medical emergency response team, patient deterioration, rapid response system, staff perceptions}, doi = {10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000139}, url = {https://eprints.qut.edu.au/84054/} }