Introduction to the National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2)

This course is to introduce the learners about the National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS). In this module you will complete this education and review the Fraser Health specific algorithms and response guidelines.

Learning objectives:

• The learner will describe the benefits of NEWS
• The learner will list the ways NEWS is going to be used
• The learner will describe the six physiological parameters included in NEWS
• The learner will record and score parameters
• The learner will describe the thresholds and triggers of the NEWS system
• The learner will perform a NEWS calculation
• The learner will use the NEWS 2 system throughout a series of case studies in acute care