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- Gary Jones.
- Health Care Training & Development Services Ltd, Grays, Essex, England.
- Nurs Stand. 2015 Sep 9; 30 (2): 38-43.
AbstractThe Jones Dependency Tool can be used in emergency departments to improve patient care and identify the required staffing and skill mix. Using the tool, the nurse can accurately identify a patient's specific nursing needs. The dependency tool is used to evaluate patients' needs in six areas: communication; airway, breathing and circulation; mobility; eating, drinking, elimination and personal care; environmental safety, health and social needs; and triage. Appropriate nursing care can be tailored to the dependency level, depending on whether the dependency level is low, moderate, high or total dependency.
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