Triage

In the last five years, I have worked as a CNA, an LVN at a nursing home and clinic, and an RN in the CVICU. All of these experiences have greatly contributed to my solid nursing foundation. As a CNA, I enjoyed the direct interaction and knowing my patients on a personal level. As an LVN, I handled up to 35 patients while supervising the CNAs. I also performed wound care for up to 100 patients when I worked as a Wound Care Nurse. As a float nurse at the clinic, I felt most connected to the…

Telenursing will enhance the nurse-patient relationship because it allows for personal individual attention, it can addresses and/or manage chronic diseases such as diabetes or hypertension, it allows for early detection of complications, and it can provide safe and low-cost health services. According to Hutcherson, telenursing provides adjunct care and can be done through a phone conversation, two-way interactive video, or using high tech equipment (Hutcherson, 2001). Telenursing not only…

even helpless. Triage is a decision-making system when treatment in difficult situations when time is short.…

The closest area with outpatient evaluation and rehab services is 7 miles away in Reno, Nevada. Outpatient treatment centers in Reno, Nevada: Reno Community Triage Center The Reno Community Triage Center offers free and confidential assessment and evaluation for placement in an appropriate rehab program. Triage services include medically-monitored detox mental health assessment and counseling, and early intervention and crisis stabilization services. The facility’s patient-centered…

Introduction: Computed tomographic angiography (CTA) is recommended as a non-invasive test to determine the presence and severity of coronary artery disease (CAD). Aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of 256 slice CTA compared with invasive catheter angiography(ICA) in the diagnosis of significant CAD. Methodology: A prospective observational study in patients suspected of having CAD and undergoing both CTA and ICA for evaluation. Patients with coronary stents or surgical grafts were…

This paper will describe a crisis case with a client by the name of Jordan. The paper addresses Jordan’s concerns using the effective Triage Assessment Form (TAF). TAF addresses the crisis in the following domains (1) affective, (2) behavioral, (3) cognitive. These domains indicate the client’s functionality during the crisis. The TAF calls for the clinician to evaluate and rate the client in the domains mentioned earlier. In the paper the clinician will provide a recommendation for the…

The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWOHNN) encourages nurses to actively participate in disaster preparedness (“The Role of the Nurse,” 2012). As a labor and delivery nurse working in the hospital setting, it is necessary to be prepared for a natural disaster including floods and tornadoes. Women who are pregnant are often victims of natural disaster, putting them at risk for trauma as well as preterm labor. As part of the team working in the labor and delivery…

end result of those actions consummates whether the actions were good or bad. This view encompasses application of actions that provide the best outcomes for the majority of people. Application: An example of utilitarianism in nursing practice is triage during mass casualty disasters. These victims are categorized based on acuity and life expectancy rather than solely on acuity. These patients are categorized and attended to as follows: Immediate, meaning must be treated now or they will decline…

The Comparison between Montesquieu and John Locke Theory In the theory of separation of John Locke, the state power is divided to three state institutions, namely the executive agencies (regulators and law), the legislative (follow the rules and laws), and federative institutions (running diplomatic function with the countries other). Whereas, in the theory of separation of powers Montesquieu, state power is divided to three institutions, namely the executive agencies (regulators and law), the…

Some might say a child expects its mother to give and mother expects its child to take. In similar ways we, humans, being the child of the earth take from the world and expect Mother Nature just to give. However, human mothers and physical mothers are finite resources and their children must be cognizant of this fact before it is too late. This relationship between a child and its mother demonstrates how the relationship between the human and non-human world is a selfish one. However, recent…