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CE Home > Emergency Nursing > A Valid, Reliable Triage System Can Help You Better Assess ED Patients’ Acuity

A Valid, Reliable Triage System Can Help You Better Assess ED Patients’ Acuity    
by Scott E. Stover, APRN, BC, MSN, MBA, CEN
CE436 l 1.00 hr

A Valid, Reliable Triage System Can Help You Better Assess ED Patients’ Acuity - CE436  


        Price  ( $ 10.00 )
Objectives:

The goal of this program is to provide nurses with an understanding of the history, types, and methods of ED triage, with an emphasis on the five-level triage systems. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to —

  • Identify four types of triage systems.
  • Identify three triage methods.
  • Compare and contrast the four major five-level triage systems.

This course will be updated or discontinued on or before 12/28/2012



 
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Gannett Education, formerly known as Nursing Spectrum Division of Continuing Education, is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

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