Clinical nurse specialists as leaders in rapid response

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-30

  Jenkins, Sheryl D ^a   Lindsey, Pamela L ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical nurse specialists; Decision making; Rapid response teams

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; LEADERSHIP; MANPOWER; NURSING DISCIPLINE; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; TEACHER;

DOCUMENTATION; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; LEADERSHIP; MENTORS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; SPECIALTIES, NURSING;

EID: 73949114805     PISSN: 08876274     EISSN: 15389782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NUR.0b013e3181c4abe9     Document Type: Article

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