Validity and effectiveness of paediatric early warning systems and track and trigger tools for identifying and reducing clinical deterioration in hospitalised children: a …

R Trubey, C Huang, FV Lugg-Widger, K Hood… - Bmj Open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To assess (1) how well validated existing paediatric track and trigger tools (PTTT)
are for predicting adverse outcomes in hospitalised children, and (2) how effective broader …

To identify the factors that influence the recognizing and responding to adult patient deterioration in acute hospitals

M Treacy, L Caroline Stayt - Journal of advanced nursing, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To identify factors that influence recognition and response to adult patient deterioration
in acute hospitals. Design A mixed‐studies systematic review. Data Sources CINAHL …

Why do healthcare professionals fail to escalate as per the early warning system (EWS) protocol? A qualitative evidence synthesis of the barriers and facilitators of …

SM O'Neill, B Clyne, M Bell, A Casey, B Leen… - BMC emergency …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Early warning systems (EWSs) are used to assist clinical judgment in
the detection of acute deterioration to avoid or reduce adverse events including …

Interprofessional collaboration between nurses and doctors for treating patients in surgical wards

L Vatn, BM Dahl - Journal of Interprofessional Care, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Interprofessional collaboration will be one of the main factors in the effort to increase patient
safety in the coming years. Research has identified several challenges to interprofessional …

Using the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) outside acute hospital settings: a qualitative study of staff experiences in the West of England

E Brangan, J Banks, H Brant, A Pullyblank… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Early warning scores were developed to improve recognition of clinical
deterioration in acute hospital settings. In England, the National Early Warning Score …

How do nurses use the early warning score in their practice? A case study from an acute medical unit

C Foley, M Dowling - Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aims and objectives This study aimed to describe how nurses use the early warning score
(EWS) in an acute medical ward and their compliance with the EWS and explore their views …

Nurses' and Physicians' Experiences After Implementation of a Quality Improvement Project to Improve Sepsis Awareness in Hospitals

LT Gustad, IL Bangstad, M Torsvik… - Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Previous research has explored nurses´ experience with the implementation of
early detection alert systems, and nurses and physicians' perceptions of sepsis …

A mixed-methods study of the causes and impact of poor teamwork between junior doctors and nurses

P O'connor, A O'dea, S Lydon, G Offiah… - … journal for quality in …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Objectives This study aimed to collect and analyse examples of poor teamwork between
junior doctors and nurses; identify the teamwork failures contributing to poor team function; …

Psychometric evaluation of a measure of factors influencing hand hygiene behaviour to inform intervention

S Lydon, C Greally, O Tujjar, K Reddy, K Lambe… - Journal of Hospital …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Although the hand hygiene (HH) procedure is simple, the related behaviour is
complex and is not readily understood, explained or changed. There is a need for practical …

Barriers and facilitators related to the implementation of a physiological track and trigger system: A systematic review of the qualitative evidence

F Connolly, D Byrne, S Lydon, C Walsh… - … Journal for Quality in …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Purpose To identify the barriers to, and facilitators of, the implementation of physiological
track and trigger systems (PTTSs), perceived by healthcare workers, through a systematic …