Less is more: The design of early-warning scoring systems affects the speed and accuracy of scoring

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1573-1586

  Christofidis, Melany J ^a   Hill, Andrew ^a,b   Horswill, Mark S ^a   Watson, Marcus O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Design; Deterioration; Early warning scoring systems; Human factors; Nursing; Observation chart

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; VITAL SIGN;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL RECORDS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; VITAL SIGNS;

EID: 84931956477     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12618     Document Type: Article

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