Training nurses to emergency response: Fidelity makes difference on self-confidence?

Theoretical and simulation classes in the emergency nursing curriculum in Cape Verde: Effect on the self-confidence to intervene in emergencies

“…The first part of the questionnaire contained demographic and pedagogical questions (applied only in the first evaluation), while the second part was the Portuguese version of the Self-confidence Scale (applied in the three evaluations) [22] .…”

“…The Portuguese version of the Self-confidence Scale [22] is a 12-item scale with Likert-style answers, asking the participant to indicate his/her confidence level. The answer may vary from "not at all confident" (1 point) to "very confident" (5 points).…”

How do nurses use early warning scoring systems to detect and act on patient deterioration to ensure patient safety? A scoping review

“…Patients who historically resided in critical care areas are increasingly cared for on general wards (Missen et al, 2018). These patients often have numerous co-morbidities, which increases the complexity of their care and when combined with higher acuity, heightens their risk of experiencing deterioration and requiring medical interventions (Martins et al, 2015). Internationally, organisations such as the World Health Organisation, The National Patient Safety Agency in the United Kingdom and the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care recognise the need to ensure patients are safe and therefore a priority is the prompt detection of deteriorating patients (Cherry and Jones, 2015).…”