COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Sharisse Hebert
TITLE: RESPONSE TEAM EVENTS THROUGH QR CODE ACCESS AND DIGITAL REMINDERS: AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROJECT
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) are critical for stabilizing acutely deteriorating patients. However, structured hot debriefs, which are brief reflections held immediately after emergencies, are inconsistently documented, despite benefits for communication, safety, and staff well-being. At a large academic hospital in Southeast Texas, only 35.76% of RRT events in 2025 included completed hot debrief forms. A January 2025 hospital-led survey of Clinical Emergency Response Team (CERT) Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) identified barriers such as time constraints, limited access, and forgetfulness. Purpose: This Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) quality improvement project (QI) will evaluate whether a bundled intervention, QR code access to forms, twice daily SMS reminders (9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.), and brief education, increases hot debrief documentation rates after RRT events. Methods: Guided by the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) framework, this pre- and post-intervention design will be implemented at a large academic hospital in Southeast Texas. The project will involve 40 CERT APRNs conducting adult inpatient debriefs across about 729 RRT events in three months. Microsoft Forms will be used for secure data collection, and pre-/post-surveys will assess perceived barriers and attitudes. Intervention activities include QR code distribution, scheduled twice-daily SMS reminders (9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.), and structured debriefing education. Descriptive statistics and chi-square tests will compare pre- and post-intervention documentation rates. If successful, the approach may offer a scalable, cost-effective strategy to enhance communication, support staff recovery, and strengthen safety learning.
Location Online:
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Meeting ID: 970 6535 2818
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