Record vital signs and NEWS2
Available to
Nurses.When you record the six observations, Ventrecs calculates the NEWS2 early-warning score, shows the risk band and the recommended response, and alerts the clinician when the patient needs review.
Record observations
- Open Nursing → Vital Signs and select New.
- Choose the Patient and the Encounter. Check Recorded At.
- Enter Respiration Rate, SpO2, Systolic and Diastolic blood pressure, Pulse and Temperature.
- Choose Consciousness: Alert, New confusion, Responds to voice, Responds to pain or Unresponsive.
- Tick Supplemental Oxygen if the patient is on oxygen. For a patient with a prescribed hypercapnic target, choose Spo2 Scale 2 (88–92%).
- Optionally enter Pain Score (0 to 10) and Blood Glucose.
- Save. The NEWS2, Risk and Recommended Response appear.
NEWS2 risk bands
| Risk | When it applies | Recommended response shown |
|---|---|---|
Incomplete | One of the six parameters is missing. | Record all six NEWS2 parameters. |
Low | Total 0 to 4 with no single parameter at 3. | Routine monitoring (0), or observations at least every 4 to 6 hours (1 to 4). |
Low-medium | Any single parameter scoring 3. | Review by a competent clinician; observations at least hourly. |
Medium | Total 5 or 6. | Urgent review by a clinician competent in acute illness; hourly observations. |
High | Total 7 or more. | Emergency response: continuous monitoring, immediate senior assessment, consider critical care. |
Vital signs are clinical records and cannot be deleted. To correct a mistake, record a new set.
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