Early warning scores: A sign of deterioration in patients and systems

Nursing Management

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 26-31

  Fox, Adrian ^a   Elliott, Naomi ^b  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Decision making; Early warning score; Evaluation; Healthcare systems; Implementation; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VERY ELDERLY; VITAL SIGN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VITAL SIGNS;

EID: 84930064719     PISSN: 13545760     EISSN: 20478976     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.7748/nm.22.1.26.e1337     Document Type: Article

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