Family alert: Implementing direct family activation of a pediatric rapid response team

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 575-580

  Ray, Emily Miller ^a   Smith, Rebecca ^b   Massie, Sara ^c   Erickson, Jordan ^d   Hanson, Cherissa ^a   Harris, Bradford ^e   Willis, Tina Schade ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; EDUCATION; FAMILY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PATIENT CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CHILD; FAMILY; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PARENTS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 74049083328     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(09)35078-3     Document Type: Review

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