Listen to me, I really am sick! Patient and family narratives of clinical deterioration before and during rapid response system intervention. June 26, 2024

https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/listen-me-i-really-am-sick-patient-and-family-narratives-clinical-deterioration-and-during Listen to me, I really am sick! Patient and family narratives of clinical deterioration before and during rapid response system intervention. Bucknall TK, Guinane J, McCormack B, et al. J Clin Nurs. 2024;Epub May 31. Rapid response teams (RRTs) or medical emergency teams (METs) are activated before clinical deterioration, or as soon as deterioration is recognized. In some hospitals, patients and families can activate an MET, and understanding their perspectives is important. For this study, patient and family perspectives of MET activation were sought prior to implementation of patient and family activated escalation system (PFAES) in two Australian hospitals. The overarching theme was help seeking, with four subthemes: identifying deterioration, voicing concerns, being heard, and trust and expectation.