Variation in nurses' compliance with an Early Warning Score protocol: A retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Early Warning Score (EWS) protocols are based on intermittent vital sign measurements, and aim to detect clinical deterioration in a timely manner. Despite its predictive value, its effectiveness remains suboptimal. An important limitation appears to be poor compliance with the EWS protocol and its variation between general wards. The current research does not yet provide an understanding of EWS compliance and variation in different nursing wards.

Aim

To explore the variation in nurses' compliance with the EWS protocol among patients with and without complications and between different nursing wards.

Methods

In a retrospective single-center cohort study, all patient files from three nursing wards of a tertiary teaching hospital in the Netherlands were rev

SUBMITTER: Leenen JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11378878 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature