Gambaran Pengetahuan, Sikap dan Keterampilan Perawat Ruangan Akasia tentang Early Warning Score (EWS) di Rumah Sakit Dr. Bratanata Jambi Tahun 2022

Abstract

Background: Early warning score is a process of early detection of patients before the
occurrence of emergency conditions. The Akasia Room in Dr. Bratanata Jambi adopts EWS
from the Royal Collage of Physicians, 2017. Nurses who have good knowledge as well as a
positive attitude can easily apply skills about EWS thus reducing the length of patient care. To
overview of the knowledge, attitudes and skills of nurses about the Early Warning Score at
Akasia room Dr. Bratanata Jambi hospital.
Methods: This study uses a quantitative research design with descriptive research methods and
total sampling techniques, namely the number of samples used is the total of the total number
of existing populations. Of the 16 samples, almost all respondents had good knowledge and
one respondent had sufficient knowledge because they answered incorrectly in the EWS
parameter category. All respondents had a positive attitude and carried out observations
according to the number of scoring patients with Early Warning Score skills.
Conclusion: The nurses in the Acacia room have good knowledge and a positive attitude so
that the skills about the Early Warning Score are carried out in the form of documentation and
observation in accordance with the number of patient scoring scores.
Keyword: Attitude, Early Warning Score, Knowledge, Skills