Rapid response systems in adult academic medical centers.
A survey suggests that the academic medical centers with successful rapid response system programs defined each call as a chance to save a life, as well as an educational opportunity to increase the knowledge of nurses, interns, and residents throughout the institution.
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Department of Physiological Nursing, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, USA. Kathryn.Wood@duke.edu
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