Revitalizing an established rapid response team

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 104-109

  Genardi, Mary Ellen ^a   Cronin, Sherill Nones ^b   Thomas, LaDonna ^a  

^a Norton Audubon Hospital   (United States)

^b BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care outreach; Early response team; In hospital cardiac arrest; Rapid response teams

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; UNITED STATES;

CRITICAL CARE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; PATIENT CARE TEAM;

EID: 42649083315     PISSN: 07304625     EISSN: 15388646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.DCC.0000286837.95720.8c     Document Type: Article

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