Rapid response team: Challenges, solutions, benefits

Critical Care Nurse

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-27

  Thomas, Kimberly ^a   VanOyen Force, Mary ^a   Rasmussen, Debbie ^a   Dodd, Dee ^a   Whildin, Susan ^a  

^a Delnor Community Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESUSCITATION; UNITED STATES;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHICAGO; COMMUNICATION; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 34047210167     PISSN: 02795442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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