Early recognition of client status changes: the importance of time.
Early recognition of client status changes prevents or minimizes complications and reduces client morbidity, yet little is known about this phenomenon in nursing. Using a qualitative interpretive approach, this study investigated how expert critical care nurses are able to recognize and intervene in the early stages of client problems. The findings revealed a temporal unity in critical care nurses' thinking that informs their early recognition experiences.
University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Minneapolis 55455, USA. peden001@tc.umn.edu
Cynthia
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Peden-McAlpine
Nanette
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Clark
D000328:Adult; D003422:Critical Care; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000451:nursing; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States