Behavioral Emergency Response Team: Implementation Improves Patient Safety, Staff Safety, and Staff Collaboration

CDR Jennifer M. Zicko; LCDR Rebecca A. Schroeder; CDR William S. Byers; LT Adam M. Taylor; CDR Dennis L. Spence

doi:10.1111/wvn.12225

April 3, 2017Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing

Behavioral Emergency Response Team: Implementation Improves Patient Safety, Staff Safety, and Staff Collaboration

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Key Points

To assess the effects of implementing a Behavioral Emergency Response Team (BERT) on crisis de-escalation, patient and staff safety, and interprofessional collaboration.
Evaluated the implementation of a specialized Behavioral Emergency Response Team (BERT) tasked with managing acute behavioral crises in a clinical setting.
Behavioral Emergency Response Team implementation facilitated effective de-escalation of behavioral emergencies.
The program improved overall patient safety and workplace safety for staff while enhancing interprofessional collaboration.

Implication

Demonstrates that behavioral emergency response teams deescalate crises and improve hospital safety, suggesting broad benefits for clinical collaboration.

Abstract

A BERT can assist with deescalating behavioral emergencies, and improve staff collaboration and patient and staff safety.

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Behavioral Emergency Response Team: Implementation Improves Patient Safety, Staff Safety, and Staff Collaboration

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Behavioral Emergency Response Team: Implementation Improves Patient Safety, Staff Safety, and Staff Collaboration

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