Factors influencing nurses' decisions to activate medical emergency teams.

摘要: Aims and objectives.  To evaluate the relationship between nurse demographics correct identification of clinical situations warranting specific nursing actions, including activation medical emergency team. Background.  If abnormal physiology is left untreated, patient may develop cardiac arrest. Nurses in general wards are those who perceive any deterioration patients. Design.  A descriptive, quantitative design was selected. Methods.  An anonymous survey with 13 multiple choice questions distributed to 150 randomly selected nurses working surgical a large tertiary hospital Athens, Greece. After explanation purposes study, 94 (response ratio: 62%) agreed respond questionnaire. Results.  Categories greatest concern were patients heart rate < 40/minute, an atypical thoracic pain, foreign body airway obstruction bronchial secretions, respiratory rate < 5/minute rate = 100/minute. However, almost 50% able accurately identify critical action for rate < 4/minute, 72% 73% chest pain. had graduated from four-year educational programme identified that necessitated team significantly higher rate also scored concerning evaluation than two-year programme. Conclusion.  Activation influenced by factors such as level education cardiopulmonary resuscitation courses attendance. Relevance practice.  Graduating helps emergencies. irrespective they have followed, undertaking basic life support or advanced provider course it them