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NEWS and obs Flashcards

1
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What does an aggregate NEWS score of 0-4 mean in terms of risk?

A

Low

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What response does an aggregate NEWS score of 0-4 trigger?

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Ward-based response

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What does a red score in an individual parameter NEWS mean in terms of risk?

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Low-Medium

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What response does a red score in an individual parameter NEWS trigger?

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Urgent ward-based response
(response by a clinician or a team with competence in the assessment and treatment of acutely ill patients and in recognising when the escalation of care to a critical care team is appropriate)

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What does an aggregate NEWS score of 5-6 mean in terms of risk?

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Medium

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What does an aggregate NEWS score of 7 or more mean in terms of risk?

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High

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What response does an aggregate NEWS score of 5-6 trigger?

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Key threshold for urgent response
(response by a clinician or a team with competence in the assessment and treatment of acutely ill patients and in recognising when the escalation of care to a critical care team is appropriate)

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What response does an aggregate NEWS score of 7-8 trigger?

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Urgent or emergency response

response team must also include staff with critical care skills, including airway management

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9
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What response does a red score in an individual parameter NEWS trigger?

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hourly monitoring

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10
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How often is monitoring done when a NEWS score is 0?

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Every 12 hours

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How often is monitoring with a NEWS score of 1-4?

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4-6 hourly

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12
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How often is monitoring with a NEWS score of 5-6?

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Hourly

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13
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How often is monitoring with a NEWS score of 7 or more?

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Continuous monitoring

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14
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What must be done when there is a NEWS score of 1-4?

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Inform the RN

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15
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What must be done when there is a NEWS score of 3 in a single parameter?

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RN informs the medical team

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16
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What must be done when the NEWS score of 5-6?

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RN informs the medical team, urgent assessment preformed

17
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What must be done with a NEWS score of more than 7?

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  • RN informs the medical team, specifically SpR
  • emergency assessment with advanced airway management skills
  • transfer to a higher dependency

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