Capturing early signs of deterioration: the dutch-early-nurse-worry-indicator-score and its value in the Rapid Response System (November 2016)

Summary

The objective of this study, published in the Journal of Clinical Nursing, was to determine the predictive value of individual and combined dutch-early-nurse-worry-indicator-score indicators at various Early Warning Score levels, differentiating between Early Warning Scores reaching the trigger threshold to call a rapid response team and Early Warning Score levels not reaching this point.