HOW TO BECOME A NURSE
CONTENTS 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 PART 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 PART III: NURSING ESSENTIALS FOR EFFECTIVE TRIAGE 8 TRIAGE ACUITY SCALES DEB JEFFRIES 9 DOCUMENTATION REBECCA S MCNAIR 10 CORE MEASURES LYNN SAYRE VISSER PART 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 PART 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 RENEÉ 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 RENEÉ SEMONIN HOLLERAN 24 ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES ANNA SIVO MONTEJANO 25 CONTAGIOUS PRESENTATIONS ANNA SIVO MONTEJANO AND LYNN SAYRE VISSER 26 TRAUMA AT TRIAGE RENEÉ SEMONIN HOLLERAN PART 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 ABBREVIATIONS RESOURCES ADDITIONAL READING