Creative education for rapid response team implementation.

Amy L Johnson

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Creative education for rapid response team implementation.

March 11, 2009

Johnson AL. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2009;40(1):38-42.

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This article describes how one community hospital employed creative elements such as video in their strategy to educate staff about rapid response teams.

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