What is the nurses' experience of using Electronic Early Warning Scoring System on the ward?
Citation
(2016) What is the nurses' experience of using Electronic Early Warning Scoring System on the ward?, no. 71.
Abstract
Background
Recording and monitoring of vital signs is an important part of nursing care in the acute
setting. Paper based Early warning scoring charts are inundated with mistakes such as
incorrect addition of scores, incomplete charts and infrequent observations being
carried out. Electronic early warning scoring system reduce the amount of incomplete
charts and decrease patient mortality however, there is some conflicting results in
relation to the technology. As nurses are the principal users the implementation phase
and the user experiences are two key aspects to ensuring the early warning system is
used effectively to improving patient. The aim of this research is to understand the
nurse's experiences using electronic early warning scoring system in a general ward
Design
A Qualitative approach (hermeneutic phenomenological) to generate rich data about
nurses experiences.
Methods
Using a purposeful sampling technique data will be collected by interviewing 10-12
nurses on the ward that use electronic early warning scoring system on their ward.
Implications for Practice
Data obtained from the proposed study will add to nursing literature in relation to
experiences of adopting new technology into a clinical ward. This will aid the future
implementation of a EWS system in a ward environment.