D.A.N.G.E.R.S. - Doctors and Nurses General Emergency Response System
South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service
This project won the 2007 NSW Health Awards, Better Experiences for People using Health Services category,
was a shortlisted nomination for the Minister's Excellence Award and
was a finalist in the Clinical Excellence Commission Award for Improvement in Patient Safety.
Contact: Justine Dwyer, Nurse Unit Manager, Special Care Nursing Unit, Shellharbour Hospital
Abstract
The impetus for the introduction of DANGERS at Shellharbour Hospital followed the review of documentation relating to patients who had experienced a significant deterioration in their condition or an adverse outcome.
On case review, it became evident that patient observations were not being taken as regularly as one might expect given the overall condition of the patient, or that despite unfavourable observations having been recorded, appropriate nursing and/ or medical intervention did not always necessarily occur in an acceptable time frame.
With the cooperation of senior medical and nursing staff, a medical emergency team was developed using existing staffing resources.
Ongoing support measures have been put into place to ensure the success of DANGERS at Shellharbour Hospital.
The full entry document can be downloaded in the formats listed below:
D.A.N.G.E.R.S. - Doctors and Nurses General Emergency Response System (44KB)
D.A.N.G.E.R.S. - Doctors and Nurses General Emergency Response System (36KB)
Download the Presentation (405KB) from the 2007 NSW Health Expo
Attachments
- DANGERS poster used at Shell Harbour Hospital (1.1M)
DANGERS Checklist which demonstrates DANGERS activations (16K)
