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Margaret Granitto1, Paula Linenfelser, Ryan Hursey
1Margaret Granitto is an instructor at the Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies in Washington, D.C., and an NP for Medstar Cardiology Associates in Annapolis, Md. Paula Linenfelser is a clinical instructor at Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies. Ryan Hursey is a clinical nurse in the medical ICU at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, Md. Megan Parsons is an RN in the pediatric ICU at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Colleen Norton is an associate professor emeritus at Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies.
Abstract:
All clinical nurses need to be prepared to recognize deterioration in a patient's clinical status and activate the rapid response team when appropriate. This article explores the clinical nurse's role in recognizing and responding to deterioration in a patient's condition with a focus on hospital-based nurses practicing on a medical-surgical unit.
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