Knowing 'something is not right' is beyond intuition: Development of a clinical algorithm to enhance surveillance and assist nurses to organise and communicate clinical findings

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 5-6, 2015, Pages 832-843

  Brier, Jessica ^a   Carolyn, Moalem ^b   Haverly, Marsha ^a   Januario, Mary Ellen ^a   Padula, Cynthia ^a   Tal, Ahuva ^b   Triosh, Henia ^b  

^a MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acute care; Adverse events; Clinical decision making; Clinical judgment; Critical thinking; Nursing assessment; Nursing practice; Postoperative care

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTUITION; NURSING ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THINKING;

ALGORITHMS; CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INTUITION; NURSING ASSESSMENT; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THINKING;

EID: 84923286795     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12670     Document Type: Article

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