Modified early warning scoring (<scp>MEWS</scp>): evaluating the evidence for tool inclusion of sepsis screening criteria and impact on mortality and failure to rescue

Development of all-cause illness screening tools, including sepsis, is imperative. The clinical picture may be quantified with scoring tools to assist nurses' clinical decision-making, thus leading to improved outcomes and decreased incidence of failure to rescue. Clinical outcomes of interest should be measured and reported in peer-reviewed literature to disseminate the impact on clinical outcomes.