Fast facts for the triage nurse : an orientation and care guide in a nutshell / [edited by] Lynn Sayre Visser, Anna Silva Monetjano, Valerie Arne Grossman.

This is a concise, user-friendly orientation guide and reference for new and seasoned nurses, paramedics, preceptors, educators, management teams, and anyone else working in the triage environment. It offers guidelines covering key processes and practices triage nurses use daily. Chapters address co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Visser, Lynn Sayre (Author, Editor), Montejano, Anna Sivo (Author, Editor), Grossman, Valerie G. A. (Author, Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Springer Publishing Company, [2015]
Series:	Fast facts (Springer Publishing Company)
Subjects:	Medical emergencies. Triage (Medicine) Emergency nursing. MEDICAL > Allied Health Services > Emergency Medical Services. MEDICAL > Emergency Medicine. MEDICAL > Nursing > Emergency. Emergency nursing Medical emergencies
Online Access:	Click for online access

Table of Contents:

Foreword / Rebecca S. McNair
pt. I. Setting the stage for success at triage
1. Orienting to triage / Lynn Sayre Visser
2. Precepting at triage / Lynn Sayre Visser
3. Tips for success at triage / Lynn Sayre Visser and Anna Sivo Montejano
4. Personal awareness for the triage nurse / Anna Sivo Montejano
pt. II. Point-of-entry processes in triage nursing
5. The patient arrival / Anna Sivo Montejano
6. Customer service in triage nursing / Lynn Sayre Visser
7. Legal concerns in triage nursing / Deb Jeffries
pt. III. Nursing essentials for effective triage
8. Triage acuity scales / Deb Jeffries
9. Documentation / Rebecca S. McNair
10. Core measures / Lynn Sayre Visser
pt. IV. Current trends impacting triage nursing
11. Urgent care triage / Valerie Aarne Grossman
12. Electronic medical record considerations / Dawn Friedly Gray
13. Provider in triage / Lynn Sayre Visser
14. Advanced triage protocols / Dawn Friedly Gray
pt. V. "Red flag" patient presentations
15. Introduction to "red flag" presentations / Lynn Sayre Visser
16. Respiratory emergencies / Polly Gerber Zimmermann and Lynn Sayre Visser
17. Cardiac emergencies / Polly Gerber Zimmermann
18. Neurological emergencies / Reneâe Semonin Holleran
19. Abdominal emergencies / Polly Gerber Zimmermann
20. Obstetric and gynecological emergencies / Polly Gerber Zimmermann and Lynn Sayre Visser
21. Psychiatric emergencies / Anna Sivo Montejano
22. Ocular emergencies / Anna Sivo Montejano and Lynn Sayre Visser
23. Musculoskeletal emergencies / Reneâe Sermonin Holleran
24. Environmental emergencies / Anna Sivo Montejano
25. Contagious presentations / Anna Sivo Montejano and Lynn Sayre Visser
26. Trauma at triage / Reneâe Semonin Holleran
pt. VI. Special considerations in triage nursing
27. Special populations / Anna Sivo Montejano
28. Pediatric triage /Deb Jeffries
29. Geriatric triage / Anna Sivo Montejano
30. Patient and staff safety / Anna Sivo Montejano
31. Case studies / Anna Sivo Montejano and Lynn Sayre Visser.

Fast facts for the triage nurse : an orientation and care guide in a nutshell / [edited by] Lynn Sayre Visser, Anna Silva Monetjano, Valerie Arne Grossman.

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