RAPID RESPONSE
Who can call Rapid Response?
Anyone (Staff, Patient, Families)
Where is the Code Blue button located?
On the Ascom call light system
For non-RN staff, if a patient reports pain, what is your action?
Provide non pharmaceutical interventions and report to the nurse.
Name the key to fall prevention?
Communication & Education
Once code blue team responds, how do you turn off the code blue activation?
Cancel button
What phone number do you call RR at?
5284
If the Code Blue button doesn't work, what number do you call?
#85, announce location 3 times
Name three non pharmaceutical interventions?
Warm blanket
Ice Pack
Limb Elevation
Repositioning
Relaxation Techniques
Massage
Music/TV
Distraction
What should the patient be wearing that indicates high fall risk?
Orange Wristband
Where are the quik combo pads located on the Crash Chart?
On the top, in the bin, usually on the right side.
What is the alternate number for Rapid Response
2105
Where is the defibrillator located on the crash cart?
Top Left
How often is pain assessed for an acute care patient?
At least every four hours or as needed
What should be offered every hour to decrease inpatient falls?
Toileting
Does a SCHMID score of three indicate a patient is a high fall risk?
Yes
Why would you call Rapid Response?
Change in level of consciousness
Vital sign change
Respiratory issues
Significant concerns
How do you unlock the Crash Cart
Remove the plastic lock, open the hinge door
How soon should pain be reassessed after an intervention?
Within 60 minutes
Calculate the Patients Schmid score, based on the information below.
Ambulates with a walker, Alert & Oriented x2
X1 assist with toileting, No history of falls
Does not take anti-convulsant/tranquilizers
3
When a patients sepsis screen is positive, what are the 4 steps that need to addressed?
Blood Cultures
Lactate Level
Antibiotics
Fluids
What format would you use to report your concerns to Rapid Response?
SBAR
What is located on the back of the crash cart
Backboard
Can a patient request a lesser potent medication than what is already prescribed?
Yes
Side rails down
Spill on the ground
Trash on the ground
Bedside table not within reach
Blanket/sheet hanging off the bed
Call light out of reach
Personal belongings not within reach
On the MEWS score worksheet, what is the total score?
Where is the Mews documented?
5
Comments box of the vital sign flowsheet