Abstract Objective Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) is a newly emerging concept.
This paper aims at analyzing the concept of “EPAs” to clarify the meaning and to identify its …

Introduction A comprehensive patient assessment is essential for safe patient care. Patient
assessment frameworks for nurses are generally restricted to patients who already have …

Although the understanding of clinical reasoning and judgment in nursing has advanced
during the past 2 decades, widespread improvement in clinical judgment remains elusive …

Background In China, clinical deterioration events present a real problem for every clinical
nurse. Patient deterioration is determined in part by nurses' attitudes toward early …

Background Patients who deteriorate in hospital wards without appropriate recognition
and/or response are at risk of increased morbidity and mortality. Track-and-trigger tools have …

Background Failure of clinicians to recognise and respond to patient clinical deterioration is
associated with increased hospital mortality. Emergency response teams are implemented …

Aim To explore general ward nurses' attitudes and perceptions towards recognising and
responding to clinical deterioration in a hospital with automated rapid response system …

Background Uncertainty and time pressure in emergency departments add a challenge to
the rational decision-making process, specifically when encountering a critical patient who …

Background: Evidence suggests competency in clinical judgment may be lacking in new
graduate nurses. Graduates from accelerated baccalaureate nursing (ABSN) programs have …

Background Perception and processing of clinical cues have rarely been investigated in the
nursing literature despite their relevance to the early identification and management of …