Development of a modified early warning score using the electronic medical record

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 283-292

  Albert, Bonnie L ^a,b   Huesman, Laura ^c  

^a CHRIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Early intervention; Early warning score; Electronic medical record; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CLINICAL TRIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEART ARREST; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PILOT STUDY; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELEMETRY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HEART ARREST; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TELEMETRY;

EID: 80052010888     PISSN: 07304625     EISSN: 15388646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCC.0b013e318227761d     Document Type: Article

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