Physician and Nurse Interprofessional Collaboration Pre- and Post- PEWS-RL/Rapid Response Algorithm Training and Implementation Survey

The study goal was to assess the impact of training and implementation of an early warning score and rapid response algorithm on interprofessional collaboration in a resource-limited setting. The study took place in the Pediatric Department of the main academic referral hospital in Rwanda between April 2019 and January 2020. Pediatric nurses and residents were trained on the use of the Pediatric Warning Score for Resource-Limited Settings (PEWS-RL) and a rapid response algorithm. Training included vital sign collection, PEWS-RL calculation, interprofessional collaboration and a rapid response algorithm implementation. Prior to training, participants completed surveys on IPC with Likert scale responses (from “strongly disagree” to “strongly agree”). Follow-up surveys were then administered 9 months later and also included an open-response question on the impact of the PEWS-RL implementation on IPC.