Medical emergency teams: a strategy for improving patient care and nursing work environments.

Sanjay Galhotra; Carol C. Scholle; Mary Amanda Dew; Nicolette C. Mininni; Gilles Clermont; Michael A. DeVita

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Medical emergency teams: a strategy for improving patient care and nursing work environments.

September 28, 2010

Galhotra S, Scholle CC, Dew MA, et al. J Adv Nurs. 2006;55(2):180-7.

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The investigators surveyed nurses and found the majority of respondents reported that medical emergency teams improved patient care and nursing work environments.

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