Publications by authors named "N Donnelly"
Background: The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care 'National Standards' require general hospitals to have systems for clinicians to recognise and respond to patients' deteriorating mental state. The lack of an evidence-based operational definition and clear guidance challenges this requirement.
Objective: To review governance mechanisms and assessment processes for deteriorating mental state in a metropolitan general hospital and propose an organisational framework.
Workplace violence has a significant impact on patients, families, and staff safety. Workplace violence can produce traumatic results for those involved; the importance of preventive measures needs to be paramount in health service policy and process. Health care staff are required to document their experiences of violent incidents after every occasion, usually via an incident reporting system, which allows for a free text description of the event.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Objectives: Surveillance studies offer sparse knowledge of predictors of future growth in sporadic vestibular schwannomas (VS).Our aim was identification of these risk factors. We propose a scoring system to estimate the risk of growth in sporadic vestibular schwannoma.
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- Airports worldwide are transitioning from traditional 2D dual-view X-ray screening to advanced 3D computed tomography (CT) screening for baggage, enhancing target detection through interactive image manipulation.
- A study with 695 participants in February 2023 revealed that interactive search led to higher accuracy rates and longer reaction times compared to dual-view search, supporting the effectiveness of 3D CT technology.
- Though time on task influenced reaction times and response tendencies, there were no significant differences in these effects between the two screening methods, emphasizing the overall advantages of interactive search for airport security.
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- * A scoping review was conducted, analyzing 46 studies focused on nurses' recognition and response to clinical issues in ward settings.
- * The findings revealed inconsistent practices among nurses, outlining three major themes: recognizing deterioration, conducting nursing assessments, and facing challenges in responding effectively.