%0 Journal Article
%@ 1550-5065
%A Douglas, Clint
%A Osborne, Sonya
%A Windsor, Carol A.
%A Fox, Robyn
%A Booker, Catriona
%A Jones, Lee
%A Gardner, Glenn E.
%D 2016
%F quteprints:84054
%I Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc
%J Journal of Nursing Care Quality
%K Nursing
%K medical emergency response team
%K patient deterioration
%K rapid response system
%K staff perceptions
%N 2
%P E1-E10
%R 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000139
%T Nursing and medical perceptions of a hospital rapid response system: New process but same old game?
%U https://eprints.qut.edu.au/84054/
%V 31
%X 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.