Abstract

The aims of this study were to improve nursing students' ability to recognize, communicate and act upon early warning signs of patient deterioration. The Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) is a simple tool that nursing students can use to detect early patient deterioration. This pretest-posttest observational study revealed improvements in the MEWS scores, MEWS action algorithm, and adapted SBAR (S-situation, B-background, A-assessment, R-response) use. Nursing students may improve in identifying patient deterioration using the MEWS.

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