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Triage Nursing

 

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The Triage Nurse works in the hospital setting, most often in the Emergency Room. It is the responsibility of these men and women to quickly and accurately assess a patient's condition and determine that patient's priority for treatment. Strong evaluation ability, quick and decisive judgment, and the ability to keep a cool head are all necessary skills needed to be a successful Triage Nurse.

RELEVANT LINKS

Descriptions:

What is Emergency Nursing?

What is Trauma Nursing?

Articles:

Triage and Basic Instincts

The Once and Future Triage

Five Level Triage

Organizations:

Emergency Nurses Association

Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

Society of Trauma Nurses

Gift From Within, a non-profit organization for survivors of trauma and victimization

D2B: An Alliance for Quality, a Guidelines Applied in Practice program to help reduce the door-to-balloon times in U.S. hospitals performing primiary PCI

Emergency Medical Services for Children

American Trauma Society

National Association of State EMS Officials

 

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