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Triage Nursing Secrets

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Part of the Nursing Secrets Series ® and written in a question & answer format, Triage Nursing Secrets begins with an overview of triage nursing and moves to a significant section on symptoms and a final section on issues and competencies. This practical resource is a collection of pearls of wisdom and tricks of the trade to aid effective nurse triage decisions. Content includes guiding principles, objective criteria, mnemonics/memory aids, discriminators, determinants from standardized triage systems and differences between the typical presentation of men vs. women in various conditions including stroke, chest pain, and domestic violence.
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Publication date
2005
Issue number
1
Cover
paperback
Pages count
752
Dimensions (mm)
152 x 229
Weight (g)
998
  • I. Overview
    1. Triage Essence and Process
    2. Triage Systems and Acuities
    3. History Secrets
    4. Physical Assessment
    5. Vital Signs
    6. Pain Assessment and Management
    7. Triage Diagnostics
    8. Protocol Samples
    9. Decision-Making and Prioritization Principles
    10. Documentation Issues

    II. Special Considerations
    11. Pediatrics
    12. Using A Color-Coded System to Estimate Weight at Triage
    13. Geriatric Considerations
    14. Gender-Related Considerations
    15. Cultural Competencies in Triage
    16. Heavy Users (Frequent Flyers)

    III. Symptoms
    17. Rashes
    18. Fever
    19. Headache
    20. Closed Head Injury
    21. Dental Pain/Tooth Avulsion
    22. Triage and Differential Diagnosis of the Patient with Ear Pain: A Basic Primer
    23. Stiff or Sore Neck
    24. Sore Throat
    25. Vision Changes
    26. Shortness of Breath
    27. Chest Pain Triage
    28. Cough

    IV. Abdominal Complaints
    29. Nausea and Vomiting
    30. Diarrhea and Dehydration
    31. Peritonitis
    32. Upper Abdominal Presentations
    33. Lower Abdominal Pain
    34. Gynecological-Related Abdominal Pain
    35. Triage and Assessment of Male Genital Pain
    36. Pregnancy Considerations
    37. Dysuria

    V. Orthopedics
    38. Low Back Pain
    39. Extremity Trauma

    VI. Wounds
    40. Lacerations and Puncture Wounds
    41. Foreign Bodies
    42. Piercings (Self-Inflicted)
    43. Burns
    44. Amputations
    45. Minor Motor Vehicle Crashes

    VII. Balance Alterations
    46. Falls in the Elderly
    47. Dizziness, Vertigo, and Weakness
    48. Syncope

    VIII. Environmental
    49. Bites and Stings
    50. Near Drowning
    51. Environmental Thermo-Emergencies

    IX. Psychiatric
    52. Triage of the Psychiatric Patient
    53. Depression and Suicide
    54. Drug Overdoses/Ingestion/Poisoning (Accidental)
    55. Differentiating Dementia from Delirium
    56. Domestic Violence
    57. Bullying
    58. Child Abuse
    59. Elder Abuse
    60. Sexual Assault
    61. Alcohol Use and Abuse

    X. Disaster and Terrorism Issues
    62. Weapons of Mass Destruction/Mass Casualty Incident Triage

    XI. Regulatory Issues
    63. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

    XII. System Issues
    64. Fast Track
    65. Phone Triage
    66. Prehospital/Emergency Medical (EMS) Triage
    67. Trauma Systems and Triage
    68. Occupational Health Considerations
    69. Violence issues
    70. Waiting Room
    71. Language and Interpretation Issues
    72. Ethics in Triage: One Ethicist Speaks
    73. Customer Service/Patient Satisfaction

    XIII. Triage Personnel Issues
    74. Personnel Qualifications
    75. Education and Training for Triage Nurses
    76. Taking Care of Yourself and Your Staff
    77. PDA Use

    XIV. International Standardized 5-Level Triage Systems
    78. ENA/ACEP Five-Level Triage Work Group
    79. The Emergency Severity Index (ESI) Triage Scale
    80. Manchester Triage Scale (MTS)
    81. Australian Triage Scale (ATS): A 5-Tier Triage Emergency Scale
    82. Canada Triage and Acuity Scale
    83. Process of Changing an ED from a 3-Level to a 5-Level System

    XV. Samples and Examples
    84. Effective Test Questions for Measuring Triage Competency
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