Recognising clinical deterioration in emergency department patients

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 59-67

  Hosking, Jennifer ^a   Considine, Julie ^a   Sands, Natisha ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergency care; Emergency medicine; Emergency nursing; Rapid response team risk management patient safety

Indexed keywords

AGED; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; VITAL SIGN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL RAPID RESPONSE TEAM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAGE; VICTORIA; VITAL SIGNS;

EID: 84899964496     PISSN: 15746267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aenj.2014.03.001     Document Type: Article

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