Evaluating a new rapid response team: NP-led versus intensivist-led comparisons

AACN Advanced Critical Care

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-42

  Scherr, Kimberly ^a   Wilson, Donna M ^b   Wagner, Joan ^c   Haughian, Maureen ^d  

^a Misericordia Community Hospital   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^d GREY NUNS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

clinical crisis; early intervention; evaluation research; nurse practitioner; rapid response team

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEADERSHIP; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TIME;

AGED; CANADA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84856894059     PISSN: 15597768     EISSN: 15597776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCI.0b013e318240e2f9     Document Type: Article

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