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Inpatient Nursing Care and Early Warning Scores.
- Source :
- Journal of Nursing Care Quality; Jul-Sep2014, Vol. 29 Issue 3, p215-222, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
-
Abstract
- Early warning scores calculated by registered nurses (RNs) are used in hospitals to enhance the recognition of and communication about patient deterioration. Tiffs study evaluated workflow variables surrounding calculation and documentation of one pediatric hospital's use of an early warning score. Results indicated that there were significant delays in documentation of early warning scores by RNs and inconsistencies between the early warning scores and vital signs collected and documented by non-RN personnel. These findings reflected information obtained from the RNs about how they prioritize tasks and use work-arounds to specific systems issues regarding assessment and documentation in the electronic medical record. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- AUDITING
CHILDREN'S hospitals
COMMUNICATION
DOCUMENTATION
FISHER exact test
HEART rate monitoring
RESEARCH methodology
NURSES
NURSING assessment
PERSONNEL management
RESPIRATORY measurements
STATISTICS
MEDICAL triage
VITAL signs
DATA analysis
RETROSPECTIVE studies
ELECTRONIC health records
CHILDREN
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10573631
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Nursing Care Quality
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 96657264
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000058