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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Visser, Lynn Sayre, author, editor.

Montejano, Anna Sivo, author, editor.

Grossman, Valerie G. A., author, editor.

Series:

Fast facts (Springer Publishing Company)

Fast facts books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical emergencies.

Triage (Medicine).

Emergency nursing.

Emergencies--nursing.

Triage--methods.

Emergency Nursing--methods.

Emergency Treatment--nursing.

Emergencies.

Triage.

Emergency Nursing.

Medical Subjects:

Emergencies--nursing.

Triage--methods.

Emergency Nursing--methods.

Emergency Treatment--nursing.

Emergencies.

Triage.

Emergency Nursing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 248 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Triage nurse

Orientation and care guide in a nutshell

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2015.

Language Note:

English

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.

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78684-032-4

OCLC:

909028341