Preventing cardiopulmonary arrest via enhanced vital signs monitoring.
A physician-nurse collaborative team developed and implemented a research-based protocol and algorithm for improving vital signs monitoring and early intervention for at-risk patients. Project evaluation showed that in general the protocol and algorithm were used appropriately and consistently and prevented negative patient outcomes.
Hill
M G
MG
Fieselmann
J F
JF
Nobiling
H E
HE
O'Neill
P S
PS
Barry-Walker
J
J
Dwyer
J
J
Kobler
L
L
D000465:Algorithms; D003663:Decision Trees; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D009731:Nursing Audit; D009737:Nursing Records