Early warning systems: The next level of rapid response

Nursing

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 38-44

  Duncan, Kathy D ^a,b   McMullan, Christine ^c   Mills, Barbara M ^c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MONITORING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

ADULT; CHILD; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84857056284     PISSN: 03604039     EISSN: 15388689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000410304.26165.33     Document Type: Article

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