Journal of clinical nursing
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To conduct a literature review that explores the impact of rapid response systems on reducing major adverse events experienced by deteriorating ward patients. ⋯ Rapid response systems are multidimensional models. They are relatively new innovations that have important implications for clinical research and implementation policy. This review contributes to the emerging debate on rapid response systems.
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To study nurses' compliance to national guidelines (Sweden) for peripheral venous catheters and to establish the complication frequency connected to time in situ and bore size. ⋯ National guidelines should be based on evidence and current facts, and evaluation of guidelines should be given priority.