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| Title |
Nurses’ worry or concern and early recognition of deteriorating patients on general wards in acute care hospitals: a systematic review
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| Published in |
Critical Care, December 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13054-015-0950-5 |
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| Authors |
Gooske Douw, Lisette Schoonhoven, Tineke Holwerda, Getty Huisman-de Waal, Arthur R H van Zanten, Theo van Achterberg, Johannes G van der Hoeven |
| Abstract |
Nurses often recognize deterioration in patients through intuition rather than through routine vital signs measurement. Adding the 'worry/concern' sign to the Rapid Response System provides opportunities for nurses to act upon their intuitive feelings. Identifying what triggers nurses to be 'worried/concerned' might help to put intuition into words and potentially empower nurses to act upon their intuitive feelings and obtain medical assistance in an early stage of deterioration. The aim of this systematic review is to identify the signs and symptoms that trigger nurses' 'worry/concern' about a patients' condition. We searched the databases Pubmed, CINAHL, Psychinfo and Cochrane Library (Clinical Trials) using synonyms related to the three concepts:"nurses", "worry/concern" and "deterioration". We included studies concerning adult patients on general wards in acute care hospitals. The search was performed from start of the databases until February 14, 2014. The search resulted in 4006 references, 18 studies (5 quantitative, 9 qualitative and 4 mixed-methods designs) were included in the review. Thirty-seven signs and symptoms reflecting the nature of 'worry/concern', emerged from the data and were summarized in 10 general indicators. 'Worry/concern' can be present both with or without change in vital signs. The signs and symptoms we found in the literature reflect the nature of nurses' 'worry/concern' and nurses may incorporate these signs in their assessment of the patient and the decision to call for assistance. Its presence before vital signs have changed, suggests potential for improving care in an early stage of deterioration. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 19 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 7 | 37% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 11% |
| United States | 1 | 5% |
| Spain | 1 | 5% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 7 | 37% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 10 | 53% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 6 | 32% |
| Scientists | 3 | 16% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 259 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Egypt | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 255 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 35 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 31 | 12% |
| Researcher | 24 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 21 | 8% |
| Other | 20 | 8% |
| Other | 65 | 25% |
| Unknown | 63 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 81 | 31% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 55 | 21% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 9 | 3% |
| Computer Science | 7 | 3% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 3% |
| Other | 29 | 11% |
| Unknown | 71 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 26. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 April 2023.
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#1,495,816
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#1,322
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#24,693
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#90
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