Realistic Evaluation of Early Warning Systems and the Acute Life-threatening Events - Recognition and Treatment training course for early recognition and management of deteriorating ward-based patients: Research protocol

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 923-932

  McGaughey, Jennifer ^a   Blackwood, Bronagh ^a   O'Halloran, Peter ^a   Trinder, Thomas John ^b   Porter, Sam ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute care; Acute Life threatening Events Recognition and Treatment; Deterioration; Early Warning Systems; Nursing; Realistic Evaluation; Research protocol; Training; Ward based patients

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NORTHERN IRELAND; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENTS' ROOMS;

EID: 77951606299     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05257.x     Document Type: Article

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