Fast Facts for the Triage Nurse, Second Edition (eBook)

An Orientation and Care Guide

Lynn Sayre Visser, Anna Sivo Montejano (Autoren)

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2018 | 2. Auflage
255 Seiten
Springer Publishing Company (Verlag)
978-0-8261-4851-3 (ISBN)

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Emergency Nurses Association Media AwardMedia Award: Fast Facts for the Triage Nurse: An Orientation and Care Guide, 2nd Edition Lynn Sayre Visser, MSN, RN, PHN, CEN, CPEN and Anna Montejano, DNP, RN, PHN, CEN, of Californiahttps://www.ena.org/press-room/2019/06/13/former-ena-president-receives-emergency-nurses-association-s-most-prestigious-award1st Edition Winner of the AJN Book of the Year Award for Emergency/Critical Care NursingThis authoritative orientation guide for new and seasoned nurses, preceptors, educators, management teams, urgent care staff, pre-hospital personnel, and anyone working in the triage arena presents essential information to access quickly and repeatedly. Patients rarely present to triage with a diagnosis, but rather convey a multitude of complaints, signs, and symptoms. It is the job of the triage nurse to identify serious red flag presentations hidden among all this information while delivering individualized care and juggling wait times in often overcrowded emergency departments.Fast Facts for the Triage Nurse, Second Edition, retains its key focus on numerous aspects of triage for emergency department and urgent care settings, from orientation, to front-end processes, to clinical practice and nursing essentials. With real-life examples, the chapters detail a multitude of clinical presentations and include procedures and protocols that the triage nurse implements in daily practice. This newly revised and updated edition covers how to build confidence in the triage role, accurately assess patient presentations, reduce personnel and hospital liability, increase patient and staff satisfaction, and, ultimately, deliver quality patient care that supports best outcomes.5 New Chapters in the Second Edition:Active Shooter/Active ViolenceEmergency Management for When Disaster StrikesTriage CompetencyPain ManagementEndocrine EmergenciesKey Features:Covers essential clinical information in an easy-to-read formatFocuses on processes, patient and staff safety, legalities, documentation, and critical thinking at triageAddresses specific patient populations including pediatric, older adult, human trafficking, military personnel, and moreOffers guidance from seasoned emergency department nurses and triage educators

Inhalt

Reviewers

Foreword Rebecca S. McNair, RN, CEN

Preface

~A Heartfelt Thank You~

Acknowledgments

Part 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

5. Triage Competency

Shelley Cohen

Part II POINT-OF-ENTRY PROCESSES IN TRIAGE NURSING

6. The Patient Arrival

Anna Sivo Montejano

7. The Patient Experience in Triage Nursing

Lynn Sayre Visser

8. Legal Concerns in Triage Nursing

Deb Jeffries

Part III NURSING ESSENTIALS FOR EFFECTIVE TRIAGE

9. Triage Acuity Scales

Deb Jeffries

10. Triage Documentation

Rebecca S. McNair

11. Time-Sensitive Medical Conditions

Lynn Sayre Visser

Part IV CURRENT TRENDS IMPACTING TRIAGE NURSING

12. Urgent Care Triage

Valerie Aarne Grossman

13. Electronic Medical Record Considerations

Dawn Friedly Gray

14. Provider in Triage

Lynn Sayre Visser

15. Advanced Triage Protocols

Dawn Friedly Gray

Part V “RED FLAG” PATIENT PRESENTATIONS

16. Introduction to “Red Flag” Presentations

Lynn Sayre Visser

17. Respiratory Emergencies

Polly Gerber Zimmermann and Lynn Sayre Visser

18. Cardiac Emergencies

Polly Gerber Zimmermann

19. Neurological Emergencies

Reneé Semonin Holleran

20. Abdominal Emergencies

Polly Gerber Zimmermann and Lynn Sayre Visser

21. Obstetric and Gynecological Emergencies

Lynn Sayre Visser and Polly Gerber Zimmermann

22. Behavioral Health Emergencies

Anna Sivo Montejano

23. Ocular Emergencies

Anna Sivo Montejano and Lynn Sayre Visser

24. Musculoskeletal Emergencies

Reneé Semonin Holleran

25. Endocrine Emergencies

Dawn Friedly Gray

26. Environmental Emergencies

Anna Sivo Montejano

27. Trauma Emergencies

Reneé Semonin Holleran

28. Infectious Presentations

Anna Sivo Montejano and Lynn Sayre Visser

Part VI SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS IN TRIAGE NURSING

29. Special Populations in Triage

Anna Sivo Montejano

30. Pediatric Triage

Deb Jeffries

31. Older Adult Triage

Anna Sivo Montejano

32. Pain Management at Triage

Reneé Semonin Holleran

33. Patient and Staff Safety

Anna Sivo Montejano

34. Case Studies in Triage Nursing

Anna Sivo Montejano and Lynn Sayre Visser

Part VII DISASTER SITUATIONS IN TRIAGE NURSING

35. Emergency Management: A Triage Nurse’s Guide for When Disaster Strikes

Erik Angle

36. Active Shooter or Active Violence

Erik Angle

Abbreviations

Appendix A: Resources

Appendix B: Triage Competency Validation Form

Appendix C: Sample Triage Education and Competency Plan

Appendix D: Sample Triage Retrospective Chart Review Audit Form

Appendix E: Disaster Triage Tag

Additional Reading

Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.12.2018
• Reihe/Serie: Fast Facts
• Reihe/Serie: Fast Facts
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Pflege ► Fachpflege ► Anästhesie / Intensivmedizin
• Schlagworte: critical thinking skills,decision making,judgment,nursing educators,nursing leadership,patient outcomes,preceptors,triage nurse,triage orientation
• ISBN-10: 0-8261-4851-4 / 0826148514
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8261-4851-3 / 9780826148513