The Conversation: Rapid response teams halve hospital heart attack deaths Before rapid response systems, a nurse would record abnormal vital signs such as a low blood pressure or high pulse rate but they were not empowered to act. They would seek the advice of the most junior member of the admitting team who usually did not have the experience to manage such complex patients...Rapid response systems now empower nurses at the bedside to bypass the rigid hierarchy and to advocate for the patient by immediately summoning for urgent assistance by a team trained in the management of seriously ill patients. ow.ly/ANBlS
Posted on: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 01:00:12 +0000
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