title: Rapid response team: challenges, solutions, benefits.
authors.affiliation: Critical Care, Delnor-Community Hospital in Geneva, IL 60134, USA. kim.thomas@delnor.com
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: VanOyen Force
authors.forename: Debbie
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rasmussen
authors.forename: Dee
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dodd
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Whildin
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002641:Chicago; D003142:Communication; D017046:Cost Savings; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006747:Hospital Communication Systems; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing