This content is adapted from AHRQ WebM&M (Morbidity & Mortality Rounds on the Web) with permission from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The original commentary was written by Mark Rosen, MD, and was adapted for this article by Nancy J. Girard, PhD, RN, FAAN, clinical associate professor, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX. (Citation: Rosen MA. Waiting Too Long. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. June 2003.http://www.webmm.ahrq.gov/case.aspx?caseID=38. Accessed March 23, 2010.)
