Managing patients at risk of deterioration in rural hospitals: A qualitative study

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 275-279

  Endacott, Ruth ^a   Westley, Michelle ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute nursing; Emergency practice; Patient care issue; Quality; Rural nursing; Safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DETERIORATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RURAL HEALTH NURSING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COMMUNICATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF EFFICACY; TRIAGE; VICTORIA;

EID: 33751097228     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2006.00829.x     Document Type: Article

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