Early warning systems: the next level of rapid response.

Kathy D. Duncan; Christine McMullan; Barbara M. Mills

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Early warning systems: the next level of rapid response.

January 25, 2012

Duncan KD, McMullan C, Mills BM. Nursing (Brux). 2012;42(2):38-45.

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This commentary describes how one hospital implemented a scoring system to improve deployment of the rapid response team.

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