Early warning scoring systems: observation of care in practice.
This article describes the outcomes of an observation of care in an acute setting undertaken as part of the Royal College of Nursing Clinical Leadership Programme. Positive responses of staff and managers to the findings and a subsequent education programme have ensured that the use of early warning scores, and indeed early interventions, have been implemented with consequent improvements in patient care.
Morris
Andrew
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Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board.
Davies
Kevin
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D000208:Acute Disease / Q000451:nursing; D000465:Algorithms; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004282:Documentation; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009731:Nursing Audit; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009737:Nursing Records; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D019370:Observation; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors; D017749:Total Quality Management; D055986:Vital Signs