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Title 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.

Publication Info. New York : Springer Publishing Company, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Fast facts
Fast facts (Springer Publishing Company)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Summary 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 core elements of triage such as patient point of entry, acuity scales, and "red-flag" patient presentations and how to handle them; coordination and communication with other health care team members; and documentation. The book offers practical information on triage for emergency department and urgent care settings, with useful tips for both triage orientees and preceptors. It addresses care considerations for specialized populations including geriatric and pediatric patients. The text supplies essential information on teaching and learning principles and the fostering of critical thinking skills, and covers such topics as compassion fatigue, customer service, legal concerns, core measures, and patient and staff safety. Trends in triage nursing such as electronic medical record considerations, provider in triage, and advanced triage protocols are included. Information is organized in brief, bulleted "bites" for knowledge at a glance, and Fast Facts in a Nutshell boxes reinforce key concepts. -- Provided by publisher.
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Subject Medical emergencies.
Medical emergencies.
Triage (Medicine)
Triage (Medicine)
Emergency nursing.
Emergency nursing.
Emergencies -- nursing.
Triage -- methods.
Emergency Nursing -- methods.
Emergency Treatment -- nursing.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Visser, Lynn Sayre, author, editor.
Montejano, Anna Sivo, author, editor.
Grossman, Valerie G. A., author, editor.
Other Form: Print version: Fast facts for the triage nurse 9780826122650 (DLC) 2015004961 (OCoLC)898158736
ISBN 9780826122667 electronic book
0826122663 electronic book
9780826122650
0826122655