Table 4.

Nursing confidence inspired by PEWS.

SJCRH	UNOP
“[PEWS gives] the ability to have the nurses feel comfortable that—now they don’t have to just keep asking for help if they need something or if there’s a concern, [PEWS] easily prompts us.” (PICU provider)	“Here there is much more openness on the part of the intensive to people from outside. In other places they are afraid of the intensive, of going to ask, because they think that they are going to shout or call them fools.” (PICU provider)
“If the nurse is ever scared, we’re getting called.” (PICU provider)	“I trust because the nurses are our “eyes” our “hands” we can’t do everything ourselves so we must trust on the nurse.” (ward provider)
“I think that it’s great for the nurses because it gives them the ability to not feel bad [calling] a rapid response.” (ward provider)	“I go to find them and tell my worries because the signs are fine but there is something that I don’t like … a lot of pain or so … I go to look for them in person, I prefer that way.” (nurse)
“I think it gives the nurse an opportunity to empower themselves to not feel judged, they’re basically to be taken seriously.” (ward provider)	“Here if there is something that the oncologists have given us confidence is that they have always taken us into account.” (nurse)
“I like [PEWS], I think it has really made me be more aware of my patient and like the subtle changes, and I feel more comfortable calling an [rapid response]now, and I think at first when it first started the doctors were a little hesitant, like when we kept calling, like they’re at a four or something like that, but now it’s like very open communication.” (nurse)	“Because if we worry about him, it is because we know the patients, we are here with them and we are the ones who share the most with them.” (nurse)
“Because of the [PEWS] you can confidently contact PICU, and not be worried there’s going to be backlash or whatever.” (nurse)	“Then I feel sure that the patient is fine, and I will go with the doctor to tell him that he’s okay, so I go with the assurance that I did the [PEWS] well and that I evaluated the patient well.” (nurse)