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A new role for the ACNP: the rapid response team leader
Kate J Morse1, Deborah Warshawsky, Jacqueline M Moore
1Chester County Hospital, West Chester, Penn, USA. kmorse@cchosp.com
Abstract:
The implementation of a rapid response team or medical emergency team is 1 of the 6 initiatives of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's 100,000 Lives Campaign with the goal to reduce the number of cardiopulmonary arrests outside the intensive care unit and inpatient mortality rates. The concept of RRT was pioneered in Australia and is now being implemented in many hospitals across the United States. This article reviews the current literature and describes the implementation of an RRT in a community hospital. The first-quarter data after implementation are described. The unique role of the acute care nurse practitioner in this hospital's model is described.
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