Rescue me: saving the vulnerable non-ICU patient population.

Mary Kay Bader; Beverly Neal; Linda Johnson; Kirsten Pyle; Jan Brewer; Michele Luna; Connie Stalcup; Margie Whittaker; Michael Ritter

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Rescue me: saving the vulnerable non-ICU patient population.

January 2, 2017

Bader MK, Neal B, Johnson L, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35(4):199-205.

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A nurse-led rapid response team achieved significant reductions in cardiac arrests and unanticipated ICU transfers at a community hospital.

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