Fast facts for the triage nurse : an orientation and care guide in a nutshell /

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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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Visser, Lynn Sayre (Autor, Editor ), Montejano, Anna Sivo (Autor, Editor ), Grossman, Valerie G. A. (Autor, Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Springer Publishing Company, [2015]
Colección:Fast facts (Springer Publishing Company)
Temas:
Medical emergencies.
Triage (Medicine)
Emergency nursing.
Emergencies > nursing
Triage > methods
Emergencies
Triage
Emergency Nursing
Emergency Nursing > methods
Emergency Treatment > nursing
Urgences médicales.
Triage (Médecine)
Soins infirmiers en situation d'urgence.
MEDICAL > Allied Health Services > Emergency Medical Services.
MEDICAL > Emergency Medicine.
MEDICAL > Nursing > Emergency.
Emergency nursing
Medical emergencies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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