Clinical Simulation in Nursing
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages e119-e127 , May 2009

Rapid Response Team Simulated Training for Enhancing Patient Safety (STEPS)

  • Barbara J. Sittner, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing-Lincoln Division, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA
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  • Myra Schmaderer, RN, MSN

      Affiliations

    • University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing-Lincoln Division, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA
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  • Lani Zimmerman, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing-Lincoln Division, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA
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  • Melody Hertzog, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing-Lincoln Division, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA
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  • Barbara George, RN, MSN

      Affiliations

    • Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center, Lincoln, NE 68510, USA

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 Cite this article: Sittner, B. J., Schmaderer, M., Zimmerman, L., Hertzog, M., & George, B. (2009, May). Rapid response team simulated training for enhancing patient safety (STEPS). Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 5(3). Doi:10.1016/j.ecns.2009.02.007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ecns.2009.02.007

Clinical Simulation in Nursing
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages e119-e127 , May 2009

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