3 results
COWS Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale
Score: 
5-12 mild; 13-24 moderate; 25-36 moderately severe; more than 36 =
COWS Clinical Opiate ... Withdrawal Scale ... #Opiate #Withdrawal ... #Nursing #Assessment ... #Score
CRIES is a 10-point scale, using a physiologic basis similar to APGAR: Crying; Requires increased oxygen
is a 10-point scale ... basis similar to APGAR ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #CRIES #PostOperative ... #Assessment
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Score (COWS) ... Observation during assessment ... withdrawal is scored ... or twice during assessment ... #Opiate #Withdrawal