Emergency Department Triage Triage is an essential element of providing care to patients who present at a hospital emergency department. Triage is defined as a brief clinical assessment that determines the time and sequence in which patients should be seen in the emergency department. During triage‚ an emergency department nurse interviews a patient or the patient’s representative about the medical problem causing concern‚ makes a brief evaluation of the patient‚ and takes the patient’s vital signs
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Running head: BOARDING PATIENTS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT 1 Boarding Patients in the Emergency Department Lauren Wiese University of Scranton BOARDING PATIENTS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT 2 Abstract A patient who is boarded is one who remains in the emergency department even after they have been admitted to the hospital. Boarding patients in the emergency department has become a problem for many hospitals in America today. It has affected the health and safety of
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Grace Reed was a call handler and worked at the County Medical Society Answering Service. Her job was to answer calls and communicate with patients and their doctors. She had been working here for 18 months and developed excellent call handling skill‚ communication skill‚ training skill and as well as knowing how to schedule workers. When Grace was first hired‚ she had a very experienced trainer to train her and teach her the skill of handling calls. Grace was good at handling calls and most of the
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Selecting the Expert Emergency Plumber for Your Service! Some of the plumbing issues are quite predictable‚ and one can manage to fix them on their own. However‚ when there is a serious leakage or a flooded basement‚ you will need an expert emergency plumber. It is not only tedious but also arduous to find a right one right on time. However‚ unless you get the right contractor for the job‚ the issue will not be handled efficiently. Hence‚ without wasting your time‚ you should be looking for the
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Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Paper Lorraine Gambino NUR 408 June 25‚ 2013 Beth Edwards Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Paper Natural disasters are a part of life and emergency situation occur more frequently than most people believe. After a disaster‚ how well a community can recover will greatly depend on how well they have been prepared in advance. Preemptive organization of resources and the responsiveness to emergencies can mean the difference between a community’s
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EMERGENCY NURSING Your guide in becoming an Emergency Nurse INTRODUCTION According to Emergency Nurses association‚ Emergency nursing is a specialty area of the nursing profession like no other. To provide quality patient care for people o all ages‚ emergency nurses must possess both general and specific knowledge about health care to provide quality patient care for people of all ages. Emergency nurses must be ready to treat a wide variety of illnesses or injury situations‚ ranging from
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Emergency Driving Procedures Emergency situations sometimes arise that prevent your car from functioning properly. While these can be scary situations‚ it is important to remain calm‚ and know what to do when these situations arise. From brake failure to engine fires‚ always follow a few tips. How to Avoid Vehicle Malfunction 1. Although some vehicle malfunctions may not be avoidable‚ routine maintenance helps keep the vehicle functioning at its best. Get oil changes every three months
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levels. The gland responsible for secretion hormone is derived from which of the following structures? (A) cerebral vesicle (B) Infundibulum (C) Neurohypophsis (D) Protection (E) Rathke’s pouch 4. A previously 56-year-old woman comes to the emergency department because a "flu-like" illness. She complains of nausea and vomiting‚ unilateral tingling in the leg‚ and a headache involving the eye and forehead. She is alert and fully oriented. Motor‚ sensory‚ gait and coordination examinations are
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Teenage Pregnancy conception rate by 2010. Research has shown that the increased availability and accessibility of the emergency contraceptive pill‚ (EC) has not had an impact on the new found reduction in the rate of unplanned pregnancy. Using a problem solving approach the author will examine how the nurse should influence and raise awareness of the availability of the emergency contraception pill‚ levonorgestrel 1.5 mg‚ during consultation with young teenagers‚ for long acting reversible contraception
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VIOLENCE IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: The Need for Increased Security Presenter: Darlene Rose‚ Great South Hospital-Director of Quality ------------------------------------------------- Purpose: To report on Emergency Department violence and describe the need for increased hospital security in the department. INTRODUCTION Lack of security measures compromises the safety of the Great South employees and patients within the Emergency Department; fortunately‚ we can increase security
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