Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing · 2006 · 10 citations · 6 references
NursingEmergency Medical ServicesNursing AdministrationEmergency ManagementEmergency NursingPatient SafetyAcute Care ManagementEmergency Care SystemsInpatient CareMedical Emergency ResponseNursing LeadershipRapid Response NursingAcute Care Quality ImprovementEmergency Medical ResponseEmergency Nursing CareEmergency Response NursingNursing UnitPatient Outcomes MeasurementRapid Response TeamsTeam-based Quality Improvement
In Brief In an effort to improve patient outcomes, there has been a global initiative to prevent avoidable adverse events. The rapid response team or medical emergency team concept has been in existence for the past several years and there has been a significant improvement in patient outcomes. This article will describe one institution's success in taking this concept even further by rounding on general care units before patient problems are evident. The focus of this discussion will be on the remarkably positive nursing staff outcomes that have been achieved as a result of a program called the Early Nursing Intervention Team, a totally nurse-led program. One institution's success in the development of an early nursing intervention team is presented in this article as well as a review of the positive outcomes which have been accomplished by this team.
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