Journal of emergency nursing : JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association
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Assessment of early clinical warning signs and appropriate response can prevent serious adverse events in hospitalized patients. The Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) is an applicable early warning sign system that can be used to predict serious adverse events. This study aimed to evaluate the predictive capacity of the MEWS to identify patients in an Iranian hospital who are at risk of developing serious adverse events. ⋯ A MEWS ≥3 on admission can predict the occurrence of serious averse events in patients admitted to an Iranian hospital for 30 continuous days.