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Sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av att använda National Early Warning Score (NEWS2): En allmän litteraturstudie
Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Nurses experiences of the usage of National Early Warning Score (NEWS2) : A literature review (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Inom sjukvården ställs det höga krav på sjuksköterskors förmåga att snabbt identifiera försämring av patienter och minska risken för vårdskador. Inom den moderna sjukvården används National Early Warning Score (NEWS2), ett systematiskt verktyg som hjälper sjuksköterskor att i ett tidigt skede identifiera tecken på klinisk försämring. Verktyget bygger på ett poängsystem baserat på andningsfrekvens, blodtryck, medvetandegrad, puls, syremättnad och temperatur. Syfte: Syftet var att beskriva sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av att använda NEWS2 i klinisk praxis. Metod: Studien utfördes som en allmän litteraturstudie och baserades på nio vetenskapliga artiklar med kvantitativ, kvalitativ eller mixad metod. Resultat: Resultatet presenterades i tre huvudkategorier balans mellan NEWS2 och kliniskt omdöme, NEWS2 som stöd vid klinisk försämring och kommunikation mellan vårdpersonal vid användning av NEWS2. Resultatet visade att sjuksköterskor över lag upplevde en positiv inställning till användningen av NEWS2 men att det fanns hinder i effektiviteten av verktyget i form av delegering, utebliven klinisk blick och att den kliniska erfarenheten drabbades. Konklusion: Det behövs fortsatt forskning inom omvårdnaden gentemot hur en implementering av ett standardiserat verktyg som NEWS2 påverkar det kliniska beslutsfattandet, patientutfall och arbetsbelastning och hur den på bästa sätt bör introduceras i klinisk praxis. 

Abstract [en]

Background: Within healthcare, nurses are expected to quickly identify patient deterioration and reduce the risk of healthcare-related injuries. In modern healthcare, the National Early Warning Score (NEWS2) is used as a systematic tool to help nurses detect early signs of clinical deterioration. The tool is based on a scoring system that includes blood pressure, level of consciousness, oxygen saturation, pulse, respiratory rate and temperature. Aim: The aim was to explore nurses’ experiences of and use of NEWS2 in clinical practice. Method: The study was executed as a general literature study, based on nine scientific articles with a qualitative, quantitative and a mixed methods approach. Results: Three main categories were identified: balance between NEWS2 and clinical judgment, NEWS2 as support in clinical deterioration, and communication among healthcare professionals in the use of NEWS2. The findings indicated that nurses generally had a positive attitude towards using NEWS2, but barriers affecting the tool’s effectiveness were identified, including delegation issues, lack of clinical observation, and impacts on clinical experience. Conclusion: Further research is needed within the nursing field on how implementing such standardized tools affects clinical decision-making, patient outcomes, and workload, as well as how the tool can be optimally introduced into clinical practice. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025. , p. 28
Keywords [en]
Experience, National Early Warning Score, NEWS2, Nurse
Keywords [sv]
Erfarenhet, National Early Warning Score, NEWS2, Sjuksköterska
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Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-57767OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-57767DiVA, id: diva2:2012911
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Nursing
Educational program
Nursing Programme, 180 credits
Presentation
2025-11-05, 09:00 (Swedish)
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Available from: 2025-11-13 Created: 2025-11-11 Last updated: 2025-11-13Bibliographically approved

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