Prioritising Responses Of Nurses To deteriorating patient Observations (PRONTO)

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1114545

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Vital signs are the most common assessment technique employed in healthcare. If vital signs of deterioration are missed, misinterpreted or mismanaged, then patient harm and death may result. Early detection requires frequent and accurate measurement of vital signs by nurses, intervention and escalation to appropriate clinicians. This study will measure the effectiveness of an intervention to improve nurses vital sign measurement, treatment and escalation of patients with abnormal vital signs.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 01-01-2018

Funding Scheme: Partnerships

Funding Amount: $459,688.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Clinical Nursing: Secondary (Acute Care)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

clinical decision making | health economics | implementation | nursing practice | randomised controlled trial (RCT)

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