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submitting the Rapid Response Team Evaluation form to the Rapid Response Team Nurse Practitioner. RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR: 1. Recognizing the physiologic triggers that warrant a Rapid Response Team intervention. 2. Calling 66# to activate the Rapid Response Team. 3. Uses the SBAR (situation, background, assessment, recommendations) form of communication when relaying information to care providers. 4. Explaining the Rapid Response Team role to patients and their families. 5. Ensuring the room is equipped with suction, oxygen, and resuscitation basket. 6. At the Misericordia Community Hospital, the respiratory therapist that initiates the Rapid Response Team intervention assumes the role of the Rapid Response Team Respiratory Therapist (see the Rapid Response Team Respiratory Therapists responsibilities). PHYSICIANS/NURSE PRACTITIONERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR: 1. Recognizing the physiological triggers that warrant a Rapid Response Team intervention. 2. Calling 66# to activate the Rapid Response Team. 3. Providing Rapid Response Team with the patient’s admission diagnosis. 4. Providing the Rapid Response Team with a synopsis of the patient’s admission and a summary of the patient’s current condition and the treatments already initiated. 5. Reporting any medications that are infusing. 6. Participating with the Rapid Response Team in the management of the patient. 7. Updating the family members of the patient’s status. 8. Attending the debriefing session with the Rapid Response Team post call as necessary. Rapid Response Team Activation Date Effective October 1, 2014 Policy No. II-7 Page 6 of 10 RAPID RESPONSE TEAM MEMBERS: All Rapid Response Team members are responsible for: • carrying the Rapid Response Team pager and handing it off at shift change to the oncoming Rapid Response Team designate • responding to Rapid Response Team pages within 15 minutes • using the SBAR form of communication when relaying information to other health care providers Rapid Response Team assignments are determined in advance of the start of shift. A. ICU Nursing Responder staff are responsible for: 1. Collaborating with the physician/nurse practitioner to take all necessary equipment to the unit and returning equipment to the appropriate area after each call. 2. Performing a head to toe assessment to determine severity of situation. 3. Following predetermined protocols for initial diagnostic and therapeutic interventions required and assisting or performing those interventions related to the care and treatment of the patient. 4. Carrying out interventions as ordered if the physician/nurse practitioner is unable to stay with the patient. The physician/nurse practitioner must reassess the patient after the interventions are completed to determine patient outcome and must be available to the ICU nurse by phone/pager for further instructions or to discuss issues that may arise. 5. Communicating with members of the Rapid Response Team, unit staff and physicians. 6. If the patient remains on the activating care unit, ICU Nursing Responder staff are responsible for: • ensuring that any medications specific to “RN with SCC” do not require monitoring post administration. If they require monitoring, ensure this is properly and adequately in place prior to leaving the patient • transferring care to the unit staff and leaving the unit once treatment has been initiated and the patient has stabilized • returning to the unit to reassess the patient, if required. This is to be communicated to the unit staff • assisting in education and supporting unit staff in regards to patient follow up care or treatment 7. If the patient requires transfer to ICU, ICU Nursing Responder staff are responsible for: • remaining with the patient until transfer to ICU/CCU is facilitated Rapid Response Team Activation Date Effective October 1, 2014 Policy No. II-7 Page 7 of 10 • informing the ICU/CCU charge nurse of patient’s condition prior to transfer so that transfer can be arranged. If the ICU/CCU cannot accommodate the patient, the Rapid Response Team nurse, Patient Services Manager/delegate and ICU/CCU charge nurse will discuss a course of action. In the event that