| ARCHETYPE ID | openEHR-EHR-OBSERVATION.nems.v0 |
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| Concept | nems |
| Description | Nine Equivalents of Nursing Manpower Use Score |
| Purpose | to measure and quantify nursing workload in intensive care units |
| References | 1. Rothen, H. U., Küng, V., Ryser, D. H., Zürcher, R., & Regli, B. (1999). Validation of "nine equivalents of nursing manpower use score" on an independent data sample. Intensive care medicine, 25(6), 606–611. https://doi.org/10.1007/s001340050910. 2. Reis Miranda, Dinis & Moreno, Rui & Iapichino, Gaetano. (1997). Nine equivalents of Nursing Manpower Use Score (NEMS). Intensive care medicine. 23. 760-5. 10.1007/s001340050406. 3. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s001340050406.pdf |
| Copyright | © HiGHmed |
| Authors | Author name: Rony Ventura Organisation: UKSH Date originally authored: 2025-07-25 |
| Other Details Language | Author name: Rony Ventura Organisation: UKSH Date originally authored: 2025-07-25 |
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| Lifecycle | in_development |
| UID | b5e4c978-fdee-409d-b4d8-b0bc3538e9ee |
| Language used | en |
| Citeable Identifier | 1246.145.2450 |
| Revision Number | 0.0.1-alpha |
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| ventilation | ventilation: 12: Mechanical ventilatory support [any form of mechanical/assisted ventilation, with or without PEEP] 3: Supplementary ventilatory care [breathing spontaneously through endotracheal tube; supplementary oxygen any method, except for mechanical/assisted ventilation] 0: Not required |
| iv_medication | iv_medication: continuously, not including vasoactive drugs 6: Required [bolus or continuously, not including vasoactive drugs] 0: Not required |
| renal_replacement_procedure | renal_replacement_procedure: All dialysis techniques 6: Required [Any type of dialysis] 0: Not required |
| specific_interventions_outside_ITS | specific_interventions_outside_ITS: Interventions outside the ICU: such
as surgical intervention or diagnostic procedure;
the intervention/procedure is related to the
severity of illness of the patient and makes an
extra demand upon manpower efforts in the
ICU 6: Required [Specific interventions outside the ICU: such as surgical intervention or diagnostic procedure] 0: Not required |
| specific_interventions_on_ITS | specific_interventions_on_ITS: Interventions in the ICU such as
endotracheal intubation, introduction of pacemaker, cardioversion, endoscopy, emergency
operation in the past 24 h, gastric lavage; routine
interventions such as X-rays, echocardiography,
electrocardiography, dressings, introduction of
venous or arterial lines, are not included 5: Required [Any specific intervention in the ICU except for, introduction of venous or arterial lines] 0: Not required |
| standard_Monitoring | standard_Monitoring: Hourly vital signs, regular record and calculation of fluid balance 9: Required 0: Not required |
| vasoaktiva | vasoaktiva: 12: Multiple vasoactive [more than one vasoactive drug, regardless of type and dose] 7: Single vasoactive [any vasoactive drug] 0: Not required |
| Score | Score: Sum of the individual options min: >=0; max: <=56 |
| events | |
| Any event | Any event: @ internal @ |
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