Hospital's clinical protocol for the interval between observation sets
| ViEWS value | Minimum interval between observation sets* |
|---|---|
| 0–1 | 6 or 12 hourly† |
| 2 | 6 hourly |
| 3–6 | 4 hourly |
| 7–8 | 1 hourly |
| ≥9 | 30 min |
*This time interval also represents the minimum time between charting observations in VitalPAC. When a patient is being continuously monitored using electronic technology, a full set of vital signs data must be entered into VitalPAC using the ‘minimum interval’ algorithm (eg, for a patient with a previous ViEWS=7, data from a continuous device must be entered each hour).
†The recommended observation interval for patients with ViEWS of 0 or 1 will be 6 hourly. However, a 12-hourly interval will be recommended if the valid ViEWS of 6 h ago was 0 or 1; there have been no increases in adjacent ViEWS in the past 6 h (that is, 0+0=12 h; 1+0=12 h; 1+1=12 h; 0+1=6 h).
ViEWS, VitalPAC Early Warning Score.