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Pediatric Early Warning Score. PEWS. What is it?. Tool assigns designated scores for the following areas of the patient assessment: Neuro /Behavior Cardiac Respiratory < 24 hours of admission Transfer from ED .
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What is it? Tool assigns designated scores for the following areas of the patient assessment: • Neuro/Behavior • Cardiac • Respiratory • < 24 hours of admission • Transfer from ED
Based on the results of the patient assessment, an objective score is given with a corresponding action plan for the score that provides the nurse assistance in determining the needed level of care for the patient • Has been in use in acute care areas since December 2012
Why do I need to know this? • Beginning Dec 15th - all patients transferring out of an ICU to acute care need to have a PEWS score recorded when they are placed in bedboard and with VS thereafter.
Why is the score important? • If the score is >4 (Yellow, Orange or Red) then the CSL/RSL and the team needs to be notified and patient reassessed for readiness to transfer. • PEWS score should be included in your report to the RN on the receiving unit.
GOAL • Decrease number of patients who “bounce-back to the ICU within 48 hours of transfer to acute care.