LB performed the coding of protocols, performed the rest of the data analyses and drafted the manuscript.
Rachel and I nod in agreement, as if the sparkly stilettos also offended us and violated our own personal code of fashion protocol at this, the first horserace either of us has ever attended.
LB and YS performed the coding of the protocols.
One conclusion from the present study is that coding of verbal protocols for knowledge and for decision arguments is a valuable tool for increasing our understanding of how guidelines are used in decisions on realistic patient cases.
We first performed bottom-up open coding of all protocols (VP1, VP2, and VP3 pooled) to explore the raters' performance theories and task-specific performance schemas (Elo and Kyngäs 2008; Thomas 2006).
This is usually achieved either by changing, in an ad hoc manner, the code of a crash resilient protocol or by devising a new protocol from scratch.
We adapted the Cause of Death (CoDe) project protocol [ 17] (www.cphiv.dk/CoDe.aspx) to classify causes of death.
At all activations of our Code 60 protocol, the unit secretary begins entries on a data collection sheet that is used by the PI committee to improve efforts to reach goals.
Despite this observation, some items had clearly low scores especially those items relating to the correction of those who do not adhere to protocols or code of practice and the availability of guidelines and protocols for child and adult health services.
"A child safeguarding protocol and code of conduct prepared by Save the Children is in place on Nauru and is mandatory for all service providers.
