by Anna Sivo Montejano, Valerie Aarne Grossman, Lynn Sayre Visser

This is a concise, user-friendly orientation guide and reference for new and seasoned nurses, paramedics, preceptors, educators, management teams, and anyone else in triage situations. It features a consistent format with pithy information guidelines covering key processes and practices Triage Nurses use daily. Chapters address core elements of triage such as tips for success for triage orientees and triage preceptors, point-of-entry, evaluation processes, understanding a variety of acuity scales, “red-flag” diagnoses and how to handle them, coordination and communication with other health care team members, documentation guidelines, and care considerations for special populations.

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