International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care
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Int J Qual Health Care · Jul 2019
The Korean Triage and Acuity Scale: associations with admission, disposition, mortality and length of stay in the emergency department.
The Korean Triage and Acuity Scale (KTAS) was implemented in our emergency department (ED) in May 2016 and is fully integrated into the electronic medical record (EMR) system. Our objective was to determine whether the KTAS is associated with changes in admissions to the hospital, admission disposition, inpatient mortality and length of stay (LOS). ⋯ Implementation of the KTAS changed admission and disposition patterns and reduced the LOS and mortality in the ED.
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Int J Qual Health Care · Jul 2019
An exploration of factors influencing inpatient nurses' care behaviour in an acute hospital setting.
To examine factors influencing caring behaviour of nurses in Singapore. ⋯ Findings from this study raise awareness to the caring behaviours that nurses were lacking in and also offer valuable insights to the potential factors influencing nurses' caring behaviours. This information serves as a foundational knowledge to guide the development of interventions aimed to promote patient-centred care and improve quality of future nursing care.