Internal Medicine Specialist Template

National Early Warning Score (NEWS) Assessment

A professional Internal Medicine Specialist template for healthcare professionals.

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Internal Medicine Specialist

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Note

Last edited

23/06/2025

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Samuel Adedero

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The National Early Warning Score (NEWS) Assessment template is a vital tool for internal medicine specialists to monitor and evaluate a patient's clinical condition. This template helps in systematically recording key physiological parameters such as respiration rate, oxygen saturation, temperature, systolic blood pressure, heart rate, and level of consciousness. By using this template, clinicians can quickly identify patients at risk of clinical deterioration. The template is designed for ease of use with tick boxes for each parameter, ensuring accurate and efficient documentation. This template is essential for maintaining high standards of patient care and improving clinical outcomes.

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National Early Warning Score (NEWS) Assessment: Respiration Rate (RR): [ ] 3 - ≤ 8 [ ] 2 - 9-11 [ ] 1 - 12-20 [X] 0 - 21-24 [ ] 3 - ≥ 25 Oxygen Saturation (SpO2): [ ] 3 - ≤ 91% [ ] 2 - 92-93% [X] 1 - 94-95% [ ] 0 - ≥ 96% Any Supplemental Oxygen: [ ] 2 - Yes [X] 0 - No Temperature (°C): [ ] 3 - ≤ 35.0 [ ] 1 - 35.1-36.0 [X] 0 - 36.1-38.0 [ ] 1 - 38.1-39.0 [ ] 2 - ≥ 39.1 Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP): [ ] 3 - ≤ 90 [ ] 2 - 91-100 [ ] 1 - 101-110 [X] 0 - 111-219 [ ] 3 - ≥ 220 Heart Rate (HR): [ ] 3 - ≤ 40 [ ] 1 - 41-50 [ ] 0 - 51-90 [X] 1 - 91-110 [ ] 2 - 111-130 [ ] 3 - ≥ 131 Level of Consciousness (AVPU): [X] 3 - A (Alert) [ ] 3 - V (Voice) [ ] 3 - P (Pain) [ ] 3 - U (Unresponsive) Total NEWS Score: 5 The patient has a respiratory rate of 24, oxygen saturation of 95%, and a heart rate of 110, receiving a total NEWS score of 5.