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Author Whitehead, N. openurl 
  Title Quality and staffing: Is there a relationship in aged residential care Type
  Year 2007 Publication Abbreviated Journal (up) University of Auckland Library  
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  Keywords Rest homes; Patient safety; Older people; Nursing specialties  
  Abstract This thesis reports a mixed methods study, longitudinal in nature, of consenting Age Related Residential Care (ARRC) hospitals in the upper half of the North Island, which was conducted to examine several factors, including AARC hospital efficiency at producing adverse event free days for residents. An interpretativist approach examined what best practice strategies were implemented by the ARRC hospitals that were identified to be most successful at producing adverse event free days for the residents.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1159  
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Author Blair, K.M. openurl 
  Title Recognising the sick patient: An emergency nurses view: A research paper Type
  Year 2006 Publication Abbreviated Journal (up) Victoria University of Wellington Library  
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  Keywords Emergency nursing; Patient safety; Diagnosis; Training; Clinical decision making  
  Abstract This paper reports on a literature review that examines how health professionals (mainly nurses) recognise the signs of physical deterioration in their patients. It includes discussion of how nurses' clinical decision making skills influence how physical deterioration is identified and determines what changes in the delivery of care could have an impact on emergency department patients at risk of life threatening deterioration.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 467  
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