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STUDY

A 5-year analysis of rapid response system activation at an in-hospital haemodialysis unit.

Galhotra S, Devita MA, Dew MA, Simmons RL. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:e38.

STUDY

Nurses' perceptions of how rapid response teams affect the nurse, team, and system.

Williams DJ, Newman A, Jones C, Woodard B. J Nurs Care Qual. 2011;26:265-272.

STUDY

Rapid response teams seen through the eyes of the nurse.

Shapiro SE, Donaldson NE, Scott MB. Am J Nurs. 2010;110:28-34.

COMMENTARY

Clinical nurse specialists as leaders in rapid response.

Jenkins SD, Lindsey PL. Clin Nurse Spec. 2010;24:24-30.

STUDY

Leading successful rapid response teams: a multisite implementation evaluation.

Donaldson N, Shapiro S, Scott M, Foley M, Spetz J. J Nurs Adm. 2009;39:176-181.

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Nurse decision making in the prearrest period.

Gazarian PK, Henneman EA, Chandler GE. Clin Nurs Res. 2010;19:21-37.

REVIEW

Rapid response teams: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Chan PS, Jain R, Nallmothu BK, Berg RA, Sasson C. Arch Intern Med. 2010;170:18-26.

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Nurses' perceptions of simulation-based interprofessional training program for rapid response and code blue events.

Wehbe-Janek H, Lenzmeier CR, Ogden PE, et al. J Nurs Care Qual. 2012;27:43-50.

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How RNs rescue patients: a qualitative study of RNs' perceived involvement in rapid response teams.

Leach LS, Mayo A, O'Rourke M. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:e13.

COMMENTARY

Development of a modified early warning score using the electronic medical record.

Albert BL, Huesman L. Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2011;30:283-292.

STUDY

The role of the non-ICU staff nurse on a medical emergency team: perceptions and understanding.

Pusateri ME, Prior MM, Kiely SC. Am J Nurs. 2011;111:22-29.

COMMENTARY

Evolution of a rapid response system from voluntary to mandatory activation.

Jones CM, Bleyer AJ, Petree B. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010;36:266-270.

STUDY

Defining the incidence of cardiorespiratory instability in patients in step-down units using an electronic integrated monitoring system.

Hravnak M, Edwards L, Clontz A, Valenta C, DeVita MA, Pinsky MR. Arch Intern Med. 2008;168:1300-1308.

STUDY

Attitudes and barriers to a medical emergency team system at a tertiary paediatric hospital.

Azzopardi P, Kinney S, Moulden A, Tibballs J. Resuscitation. 2011;82:167-174.

COMMENTARY

Rapid response systems: from implementation to evidence base.

Sarani B, Scott S. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010;36:514-517.

STUDY

The impact of the medical emergency team on the resuscitation practice of critical care nurses.

Santiano N, Young L, Baramy LS, et al; Clinical Analysis Group. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:115-120.

STUDY

Four years' experience with a hospitalist-led medical emergency team: an interrupted time series.

Rothberg MB, Belforti R, Fitzgerald J, Friderici J, Keyes M. J Hosp Med. 2012;7:98-103.

STUDY

Epidemiology and patient outcome after medical emergency team calls triggered by atrial fibrillation.

Schneider A, Calzavacca P, Jones D, Bellomo R. Resuscitation. 2011;82:410-414.

STUDY

The influence of the causes and contexts of medical errors on emergency medicine residents' responses to their errors: an exploration.

Hobgood C, Hevia A, Tamayo-Sarver JH, Weiner B, Riviello R. Acad Med. 2005;80:758-764.

STUDY

Patient safety measures in burn care: do national reporting systems accurately reflect quality of burn care?

Mandell SP, Robinson EF, Cooper CL, Klein MB, Gibran NS. J Burn Care Res. 2010;31:125-129.

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