"Packaging" information about patient deterioration in terms of vital signs and the Early Warning Score facilitated nurses' communication with doctors.
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METHODS Participants were interviewed for 30–80 minutes with open ended questions that were modified using the process of theoretical sensitivity and theoretical sampling. Data were also collected from conversations with staff and observations of on-duty staff (3–8 h). Interviews were tape recorded, transcribed, and thematically coded. 83 conceptual categories and subcategories were generated and integrated by the process of constant comparison.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Evidence-based nursing
دوره 9 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006