Abstract:AimsThe Paediatric Observation Priority Score (POPS) is a validated paediatric acuity assessment tool for use in emergency and acute care settings. We wished to assess the reliability of POPS by analysing inter-observer variation among nursing staff.MethodsTwelve participants were recruited from a single emergency department nursing team. They were shown video footage of a paediatric advanced nurse practitioner (PANP) assessing three children with different POPS scores. They were blinded to the POPS generated … Show more
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