[Experience of nurses using the COVID-19 Early Warning Score in the care of COVID-19 patients: A qualitative study].

Experience of nurses using the COVID-19 Early Warning Score in the care of COVID-19 patients: A qualitative study In all phases of the COVID-19 disease, patients are at risk of acute deterioration. In order to identify patients at risk at an early stage, the COVID-19-EWS Salzburg was implemented in April 2020 at the University Hospital Salzburg. So far, the applicability, practicability and relevance of the EWS for acute inpatient COVID-19 care are unknown.