A realistic evaluation of early warning systems and acute care training for early recognition and management of deteriorating ward-based patients

Rapid Response Systems but is dependent upon nurses utilising EWS protocols and applying Acute Life-threatening Events: Recognition and Treatment (ALERT) course best practice guidelines. To date there is limited evidence on the effectiveness of EWS or ALERT as research has primarily focused on measu...

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Main Author: McGaughey, Jennifer Margaret
Published: Queen's University Belfast 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.602463