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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"High Acuity"”.
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Inpatient Staff Perspective on Verbal De-escalation within a High Acuity Population
… perspective of verbal de-escalation within a high acuity population as well as the factors that make either a positive or negative impact on the effectiveness of verbal de-escalation as used in high acuity impatient settings. This phenomenological study used semi-structured interviews of 5 …
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A retrospective descriptive analysis of critical care transfers in the private sector of South Africa
… are necessitated by the growing prevalence of high acuity patients who require upgrade of care to multidisciplinary teams from less equipped referring facilities. Due to the high acuity of the critical care transfer patient, specialised teams with advanced training and equipment are called upon …
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A descriptive study of an adult non- trauma emergency centre at a Cape Town central referral hospital
… The study evaluated the demographics and acuity of patients at a South African central referral hospital. The triage acuity, diagnosis and disposition from the Emergency Centre (EC) were assessed, and the impact of COVID19 initial lockdown on presentations as a secondary outcome. Methods: …
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Cancer Related Symptom Clusters
… low symptom scores and a small sub sample with high symptom scores. Women and divorced individuals were more prevalent in the high score symptom cluster. Those with head and neck cancer, lymphoma and pancreatic cancer suffered higher levels of symptoms relative to other cancer types. Logistic …
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A descriptive study of demographics, triage allocations and patient outcomes for a private emergency centre in Pretoria for 2018
… the mean time these patients spent in the EC was higher (2h 51 minutes and 2h 47 minutes respectively). Most patients (76.1%) were discharged; 5.6% were admitted to ICU/high care, 14.4% to the general ward, and 3.9% either absconded or refused hospital treatment. Of patients triaged red and …
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From Bedside To Mountainside: Preparing New Nurse Practitioners For Advanced Clinical Skills In Remote Settings Using A Novel Training Program
… regions requires expanded clinical skills for high acuity scenarios given the isolation. With more new primary care NPs practicing in more remote locales, their preparation for performing ACSPs, (including in complex and high-acuity cases) is critical for safe and effective care. Such skills …
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Developing an in-depth understanding of acute pain assessment and management in the prehospital setting in the Western Cape, South Africa, the factors influencing practice and what improvement measures could advance prehospital acute pain management
… pain assessment and management practices in high acuity trauma patients. The final study employed qualitative research methods using focus groups and content analysis to explore and describe emergency care providers' perspectives of acute pain assessment and management as well as perceived …
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The Clinical Nurse Leader as Risk Anticipator: Optimizing the Completion and Accuracy of the Code Blue Recorder Sheet
… event. In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (IHCA) is a high-risk process of care that requires tremendous resources to deliver an efficient, safe, and cost-effective service. The code blue recorder sheet summarizes the whole patient care event; this necessitates careful documentation. As a risk …
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Triage Training: Improving Access to Care
… described as “the gold standard of metrics” for high acuity units. In this project, the aim is to increase patient access to care by decreasing both wait times for patients and the LWBS rate for the unit, which approaches 6%. As part of a military hospital, the unit provides for veterans, active …
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Organization of the Clare-Bishop Area of Cat Visual Cortex (Extrastriate)
… regions of the Clare-Bishop area. (iii) High acuity information is relayed through layer A to the Clare-Bishop area via simple cells of area 18. Some of these simple cells have receptive field properties suitable for 3-dimensional motion detection. (iv) Simple cells are largely under …
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Burnout in Acute Care Nurse Practitioners
… play a critical role in delivering complex, high-acuity care, often under demanding conditions that may contribute to elevated levels of burnout. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence and severity of burnout among ACNPs and to examine the relationship between burnout and …
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Describing the most common presenting complaints, their priority and corresponding diagnoses at Mitchell’s Plain Emergency Centre
… symptom is an independent variable that informs acuity and directs resource allocation. This study describes the most common presenting complaints and linked diagnoses, in total and for each category of the South African Triage Scale (SATS) at Mitchell’s Plain Emergency Centre Methods A …
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A Descriptive Correlational Study of Rate and Determinants of Parental mHealth Adherence to Symptom Home Monitoring for Infants with Congenital Heart Disease during the Single Ventricle Interstage Period: The DOMAIN Study
… and reduce mortality in infants during this high-risk period. However, rates and determinants of mHealth adherence have yet to be studied. The purpose of this research was to quantify the rate of parental mHealth adherence and to describe the relationship between patient-related, …
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Emergency medical service response system performance in an urban South African setting: a computer simulation model
… meeting the national performance target for high acuity incidents, while a seven-fold increase in vehicle numbers increased this to 15%. No further performance increases were seen beyond this with increased vehicle numbers. A 2% performance increase for lower acuity incidents was seen with …
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Standardisation and validation of a triage system in a private hospital group in the United Arab Emirates
… Middle East emergency centres. Results: Low-acuity illness profiles predominated the patient demographic; high acuity cases were substantially smaller in number. The emergency centres used a combination of existing international triage systems; this was found to be inappropriate for this …
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Development of a clinical deterioration prediction tool for adult patients during ambulance transportation in South Africa
… (OR 3.38, 95% CI 3.22-3.55, P-value 0.000) and high clinical risk (OR 2.42, 95% CI 2.26- 2.59, p-value 0.000) emerged as the most significant predictors for CD amongst others, while senior crew qualification ECP (OR 0.7, 95% CI 0.64-0.77, p-value 0.000) emerged as 30% protective against CD …
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The thoughts and opinions of advanced life support providers in the South African private emergency medical services sector concerning pre-hospital palliative care
… due to communicable diseases such as HIV/AIDS, high maternal and paediatric mortality rates, non-communicable disease as well as injury. 15 The large number of patients suffering from these diseases and the life-limiting complications thereof, results in increased need for palliative care in the …
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Women's Healthcare Utilization in Primary and Acute Care Contexts
… 2: Use of the emergency department (ED) for low acuity conditions (e.g., back pain, dental pain, sore throat) and primary care places an additional strain on ED staff and resources, while increasing waiting and treatment times for high acuity patients. Factors such as race, gender, and insurance …
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Penetrating cardio-thoracic injuries at a district level hospital in Cape Town South Africa : A retrospective case audit
… difficult challenge of managing patients with high acuity penetrating cardiothoracic injuries, but without the full complement of resources to provide optimal care. At the time of this dissertation, we were unaware of the outcome of patients cared for at KDH, and of any potential modifiable …
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Increasing Compliance of Bar Code Medication Administration in the Emergency Room
… related to verbal orders which increases with high acuity levels. The application will automatically profile the verbal order so that the nurse can use the BCMA and therefore increase compliance.</p> <p><strong>Significance of the Project: </strong> “Thirty-four percent of all medication errors …