Deteriorating patients and risk assessment among nurses and junior doctors: a review

• Main Authors: Mohamed Ludin, Salizar, Ruslan, Rusila, Mat Nor, Mohd Basri
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2018
• Subjects: RT Nursing
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/63273/1/63273_Deteriorating%20Patients%20and%20Risk%20Assessment.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/63273/7/63273_Deteriorating%20patients%20and%20risk%20assessment.scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/63273/13/63273_Deteriorating%20patients%20and%20risk%20assessment_WoS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/63273/; http://iiumedic.net/imjm/v1/download/volume_17_no_1/Vol17-No1-p153162.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The presence of nurses and junior doctors in the ward environment are crucial, especially in detecting deteriorating patients. However, there is consistent evidence that warning signs may not always be identified or acted upon. This paper aimed to analyse the incidence of deteriorating patients, a...