| Description |
xxiv, 724 pages ; 23 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
Nursing secrets series |
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Secrets series.
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| Contents |
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 -- |
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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) -- |
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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 |
| Summary |
"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." --Elsevier |
| Notes |
"Your triage questions answered by experts you trust". - Cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Emergency nursing -- Miscellanea.
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Emergency nursing.
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Triage (Medicine)
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Triage (Medicine) -- Miscellanea.
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Decision Making.
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Diagnosis.
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Emergency Nursing.
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Emergency Service, Hospital.
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Nursing Assessment.
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Triage.
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Emergency Nursing.
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Triage.
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| Genre/Form |
Examination Question.
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Trivia and miscellanea.
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| Author |
Herr, Robert D.
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| LC no. |
00002856 |
| ISBN |
0323031226 |
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9780323031226 |
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