Track, trigger and teamwork: Communication of deterioration in acute medical and surgical wards

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-17

  Donohue, Lynne A ^a   Endacott, Ruth ^b,c  

^a ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acutely ill patients; Early warning scoring; Medical and surgical wards; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK MANAGEMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALGORITHMS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CRITICAL CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INTERDEPARTMENTAL RELATIONS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 73649098241     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2009.10.006     Document Type: Article

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