Recording and interpreting the National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) in acute hospital organisations

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what are the components of e National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) ?

respiratory rate, oxidation saturation (SpO2), pulse rate, systolic blood pressure, temperature and level of consciousness and new confusion

when do you use scale 1 or 2 for oxygen saturation on the NEWS2 ?

Scale 1 is the default

Scale 2 is used for patients with a target range of 88–92 per cent

what does each colour in the colour coding system mean?

white range score zero, the yellow range score 1, the orange range score 2, and the red range score 3.

what does the center column show?

the scores awarded for the patient’s values. These scores are summed up on the NEWS TOTAL line at the foot of the chart.