Search for dissertations about: "Emergency department"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 153 swedish dissertations containing the words Emergency department.
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1. Secure emergency communications of emergency responders : a case study of Kemi municipality in Finland
Abstract : Emergency response is highly time-critical and information dependent: every moment counts and organizations need to access various information that supports their decision making and informs them about the scale and location of the emergency, the damages, and the availability of human and physical resources. This kind information can originate from many different places and the situation can be stressful as there is a need to communicate quickly, reliably and accurately within their own organization, but also inter-organizationally. READ MORE
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2. Emergency Department Triage in Sweden : Occurrence, Validity, Reliability and Registered Nurses' Experiences
Abstract : Aim: The overall aim was to explore Emergency Department triage in Swedenthrough a specific focus on the Swedish triage system, RETTS© and RegisteredNurses’ experience of triage.Methods: Study I was a cross-sectional, prospective, national survey. Fiftyone(75%) EDs completed a digital questionnaire about triage and triage relatedwork. READ MORE
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3. Risk Prediction at the Emergency Department
Abstract : The severity of illness was scored in a cohort of 11751 non-surgical patients presenting at the Emergency Department (ED) during 12 consecutive months and followed for 4.7 years. READ MORE
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4. Patient Safety in the Emergency Department : Culture, Waiting, and Outcomes of Efficiency and Quality
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate patient safety in the emergency department (ED) and to determine whether this varies according to patient safety culture, waiting, and outcomes of efficiency and quality variables.I: Patient safety culture was described in the EDs of two different hospitals before and after a quality improvement project. READ MORE
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5. Registered nurse-led emergency department triage : organisation, allocation of acuity ratings and triage decision making
Abstract : Successful triage is the basis for sound emergency department (ED) care, whereas unsuccessful triage could result in adverse outcomes. ED triage is a rather unexplored area in the Swedish health care system. This thesis contributes to our understanding of this complex nursing task. READ MORE