Journal for specialists in pediatric nursing : JSPN
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J Spec Pediatr Nurs
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J Spec Pediatr Nurs · Apr 2009
Prospective evaluation of a pediatric inpatient early warning scoring system.
The present study evaluated the use of the Pediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS) for detecting clinical deterioration among hospitalized children. ⋯ The PEWS tool was found to be a reliable and valid scoring system to identify children at risk for clinical deterioration.
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The purpose of this descriptive study was to assess whether the Humpty Dumpty Falls Scale (HDFS) identifies hospitalized pediatric patients at high risk for falls. ⋯ A Falls Prevention Pediatric Program with the HDFS tool addresses the Joint Commission Patient Safety Goals, but further research is needed to examine HDFS sensitivity-specificity.