1. Patients in the hospital have complex medical problems (n = 347) | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 34.9 | 61.4 |
2. The MET prevents unwell patients from having an arrest (n = 350) | 0.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 38.0 | 53.1 |
3. The MET allows me to seek help for my patients when I am worried about them (n = 349) | 0 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 28.7 | 68.8 |
4. The MET is not helpful in managing sick patients on the ward (n = 350) | 49.1 | 38.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 2.9 |
5. When one of my patients is sick I call the covering doctor before calling a MET (n = 343) | 1.7 | 9.0 | 17.2 | 58.0 | 14.0 |
6. If I cannot contact the covering doctor about my sick patient I call a MET (n = 345) | 1.7 | 6.4 | 10.7 | 47.8 | 33.3 |
7. I am reluctant to call a MET on my patients because I will be criticised if they are not that unwell (n = 350) | 35.4 | 46.3 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 2.0 |
8. MET calls are required because the management of the patient by the doctors has been inadequate (n = 350) | 16.6 | 48.0 | 16.3 | 15.4 | 3.7 |
9. MET calls are required because the management of the patient by the nurses has been inadequate (n = 351) | 38.2 | 48.7 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 1.7 |
10. I would call a MET on a patient I am worried about even if their vitals signs are normal (n = 351) | 1.1 | 19.4 | 23.6 | 41.9 | 14.0 |
11. I think that the MET is overused in the management of hospital patients (n = 350) | 43.4 | 42.9 | 9.7 | 2.9 | 1.1 |
12. I don’t like calling MET because I will be criticised for not looking after my patient well enough (n = 350) | 51.4 | 44.0 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
13. MET calls reduce my skills in managing sick patients (n = 351) | 51.0 | 43.6 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
14. Using the MET system increases my work load when caring for a sick patient (n = 351) | 39.9 | 44.4 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 0.9 |
15. The MET can be used to prevent a minor problem from becoming a major problem (n = 347) | 1.4 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 37.5 | 55.3 |
16. If my patient fulfils the listed MET criteria but does not look unwell I would not make a MET call (n = 349) | 22.1 | 39.5 | 22.6 | 13.8 | 2.0 |
17. MET calls teach me how to better manage sick patients in my ward (n = 350) | 2.9 | 12.0 | 14.3 | 53.7 | 17.1 |