The goal of this course is to help healthcare professionals learn about the aim and purpose of triage, the features of a triage scale and principles of triage.
Course Publication Date:
April 03, 2020
This course is available with
NO ADDITIONAL FEE if you have an active
one year unlimited membership!
| Author: | Anita Rothera-Delaney RN, BS |
| Course No: | BOT120919 |
| Contact Hours: | 2.00 |
| Delivery Method: | Online Self Study |
| Category: | Leadership & Case Management
Emergency & Trauma Medicine
Medical & Surgical Issues
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Learning Objectives
Discuss the role of triage nurse.
Discuss the four criteria by which a robust triage system can be evaluated.
Name the five triage categories used in the National Triage Scale.
Describe the five triage categories used in the Australasian Triage Scale.
Make a distinction between the concepts of urgency, severity and complexity of injury and illness.
Discuss the objective and subjective data that primary triage decisions should be based on.
Discuss secondary triage decisions.
Describe the qualifications for triage RNs.
List the five elements of consent that a triage nurse need to know.
Describe the minimum information that is required to be recorded for any triage episode.