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Recognising and escalating the deteriorating patient: Early warning scores for nurses

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for registered nurses. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 40 minutes, 6 lessons. Last reviewed 21 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 13 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's answers to the quizzes and activities in the course.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 40 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why signs are missed · 7 min

    Before you begin · Evening observations on Ward 4 · What gets in the way?

  • Lesson 2: Vital signs and the early warning score in brief · 7 min

    Measure well · The score chart · Check

  • Lesson 3: A to E: a structured look · 7 min

    Five steps · Put it in order · Spot the pattern

  • Lesson 4: Grey areas · 7 min

    Scenario · Scenario · Rank and match

  • Lesson 5: Speak up and hand over · 7 min

    SBAR · Who to tell · Scenario

  • Lesson 6: Final assessment · 5 min

    Practice · Completion

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

At onboarding, annually, and after an escalation incident review.

Registered nurses, newly qualified and internationally recruited nurses, and healthcare assistants on adult inpatient wards and in care homes; run by the nurse educator or clinical education lead.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Clinical education contact
  • Local policy link
  • Incident reporting route
  • Escalation route
  • Regulator and standards
  • LMS or record system
  • Early warning score chart
  • Rapid response route
  • Sepsis screening tool
  • Course URL
  • Live session URL
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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