Detecting and managing the deteriorating ward patient : an exploratory study of nursing practice
Hospital in-patients can experience unexpected physiological deterioration leading to poor outcomes and death. Although deterioration can be signalled in the patients' physiological symptoms, evidence suggests that ward staff can miss, mis-interpret or mis-manage the signs. Rapid Response syste...
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University of Reading
2011
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.552991 |