A review of educational strategies to improve nurses' roles in recognizing and responding to deteriorating patients

International Nursing Review

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 296-303

  Liaw, S Y ^a   Scherpbier, A ^a   Klainin Yobas, P ^a   Rethans, J J ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assessment Skills; Clinical Deterioration; Education; Nurses' Roles; Patient Safety

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; OBSERVATION; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; REVIEW;

EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OBSERVATION; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING;

EID: 80051795654     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2011.00915.x     Document Type: Review

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