Observations and vital signs: ritual or vital for the monitoring of postoperative patients?

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dc.contributor.authorZeitz, K.
dc.contributor.authorMcCutcheon, H.
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractPatient surveillance during the postoperative period has traditionally consisted of the collection of routine and regulated vital signs, supported by observations of other aspects of a patient's recovery. The purpose of this research was to determine if the frequent collection of postoperative vital signs assisted in detecting postoperative complications in the first 24 hours after a patient has returned to the ward setting. The study involved: (1) a survey of policy documents; (2) observations of postoperative nursing care; and (3) an audit of medical records. Major findings revealed that vital signs are collected based on tradition and are collected routinely, and there may not be a relationship between vital-signs collection and the occurrence or detection of complications.
dc.identifier.citationApplied Nursing Research, 2006; 19(4):204-211
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.apnr.2005.09.005
dc.identifier.issn0897-1897
dc.identifier.issn1532-8201
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/35976
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherW B Saunders Co
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2005.09.005
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectPostoperative Complications
dc.subjectMonitoring, Physiologic
dc.subjectPostoperative Care
dc.subjectAttitude of Health Personnel
dc.subjectCeremonial Behavior
dc.subjectEvidence-Based Medicine
dc.subjectNursing Evaluation Research
dc.subjectPerioperative Nursing
dc.subjectObservation
dc.subjectTime Factors
dc.subjectOrganizational Policy
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectNursing Staff, Hospital
dc.subjectHospitals, Private
dc.subjectHospitals, Public
dc.subjectNursing Assessment
dc.subjectNursing Audit
dc.subjectSouth Australia
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectSurveys and Questionnaires
dc.titleObservations and vital signs: ritual or vital for the monitoring of postoperative patients?
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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