Introducing an early warning scoring system in a district general hospital

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 98-103

  Sharpley, Julie T ^a   Holden, Janet C ^a  

^a EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Critical care outreach; Early warning scoring system

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; APACHE; ARTICLE; DECISION TREE; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

ALGORITHMS; APACHE; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CRITICAL CARE; DECISION TREES; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING AUDIT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING RECORDS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 3042805187     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1362-1017.2004.0063.x     Document Type: Review

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