Background Vital signs, ie respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, pulse, blood pressure and
temperature, are regarded as an essential part of monitoring hospitalized patients. Changes …

The COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed the existing healthcare infrastructure in many
parts of the world. Healthcare professionals are not only over-burdened but also at a high …

Background Vital signs are usually recorded once every 8 h in patients at the hospital ward.
Early signs of deterioration may therefore be missed. Wireless sensors have been …

Aims To understand current experiences of vital signs monitoring of patients and clinical staff
on a surgical ward, and views on the introduction of wearable ambulatory monitoring into the …

Temperature is the most commonly collected vital sign in all of clinical medicine; it plays a
critical role in care decisions related to topics ranging from infection to inflammation, sleep …

Objective Early detection of patient deterioration and prevention of adverse events are key
challenges to patient safety. This study investigated clinical staff perceptions of current …

Objective: The aim was to evaluate nurses' self-efficacy, confidence, and nurse-patient
interaction during caring of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Methods: A …

Introduction Remote wireless monitoring is a new technology that allows the continuous
recording of ward patients' vital signs, supporting nurses by measuring vital signs frequently …

Background: nurses play a crucial role in the early recognition and management of the
deteriorating patient. They are responsible for the care they provide to their patients, part of …

Background Adverse events are common in high-risk surgical patients, but early detection is
difficult. Recent innovations have resulted in wireless and 'wearable'sensors, which may …