Rapid response teams seen through the eyes of the nurse

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 28-34

  Shapiro, Susan E ^a   Donaldson, Nancy E ^b   Scott, Mary B ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apid response team; Medical emergency team; Rapid response system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NURSE ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NURSE'S ROLE; SAN FRANCISCO;

EID: 77953004963     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000377686.64479.84     Document Type: Article

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