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Track, trigger and teamwork: communication of deterioration in acute medical and surgical wards.

Donohue LA, Endacott R. Track, trigger and teamwork: communication of deterioration in acute medical and surgical wards. Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2010;26(1):10-7. doi:10.1016/j.iccn.2009.10.006.

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January 20, 2010
Donohue LA, Endacott R. Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2010;26(1):10-7.
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This qualitative study found that nurses relied on their clinical judgment, rather than formal track and trigger systems, to determine when a patient required urgent assistance.

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Donohue LA, Endacott R. Track, trigger and teamwork: communication of deterioration in acute medical and surgical wards. Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2010;26(1):10-7. doi:10.1016/j.iccn.2009.10.006.