The National Early Warning Score: Translation, testing and prediction in a Swedish setting

In this study the NEWS was translated into Swedish and its association with the need of intensive care was investigated. A total of 868 patient charts, recorded by the medical emergency team at a university hospital, containing the parameters needed to calculate the NEWS were audited. The NEWS was translated into Swedish and tested for inter-rater reliability with a perfect agreement (weighted κ=1.0) among the raters.
Source: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Original article Source Type: research