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Erin is an 81-year-old lady who has fallen and broken her neck of femur. She has had surgery 2 days ago to fix this. She has an IV cannula leftover from surgery that isn't being used and a urinary catheter until she is able to get out of bed and be more mobile to the toilet.
-Erin has the following observations, Respiratory rate - 22/min; SpO2 - 94% on nasal cannula oxygen at 3 lpm; Systolic blood pressure - 155 mmHg; Heart rate - 96 bpm; Conscious level - mild confusion (previously she was cognisant) ; Temperature - 35.8 °\degree C. What is her NEWS 2 score?


A) 10
B) 8
C) 7
D) 3

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