Detecting & recognising acute deterioration and escalating care

Detecting & recognising acute deterioration and escalating care.

The importance of detecting & recognising acute deterioration.

Ways of escalating care. Early Warning Score (EWS) Situation ,Background, Assessment and Recommendation (SBAR) To have proper checks of observation charts, Input and Output charts during handover Appropriate care for the rapid deterioration chronic problem To do proper quality checks (QC).

The Registered Nurse (RN) role in escalation of care.

Importance of Interprofessional Relationship & the impacts.

How detecting and recognising acute deterioration and escalating care impacts high quality healthcare and patient safety.

Thank you.

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