Using an advanced practice nursing model for a rapid response team.
Outcomes, including reductions in codes per 1,000 discharges, failure-to-rescue rates, and medical-surgical mortalities and improvement in staff satisfaction, were all indicative of the efficacy of the APN-model RRT. Future studies might compare these outcomes with those of other team models.
Benson
Linda
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Rapid Response Team, Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. BENSONL@bronsonhg.org
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Cheryl
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Link
Michelle
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Carlson
Glenn
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Fisher
John
J
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