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.

Table of Contents

• 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