Triage

Perhaps it would be beneficial to apply the EMLA cream during the initial triage of the patient, allowing the EMLA to take effect while the patient waits in the waiting room. A protocol may be created to guide the nurse’s decision to apply EMLA cream; taking into consideration which pediatric patients will likely require intravenous…

for prevention and treatment; (2) the medicine and pediatric staff would triage the level four and five cases, set up respiratory isolation units, and provide overflow staff; (3) psychiatry staff would provide services to affected psychiatric patients, monitor the stress levels of the health care teams, establish rest areas for staff, coordinate community crisis efforts, provide emotional support to staff, assist with triage efforts to identify patients needing psychiatric care; (4) hospital…

to wear a monitor to measure their heart rate or rhythm. The data collected would be best used to make the medical decision and prevent readmission. Predictive analytics could also be used in the triage of the hospital to estimate the risk of complications on admission. The data collected at the triage would be helpful in managing staffs and bed resources, anticipating the need for a transfer to the suitable unit, and informing overall plan of action for managing the patient (Bates, Saria,…

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Kellie is a 31yo, G2 P1001, who is currently 13 weeks 2-day as dated by LMP consistent with a 7-week ultrasound. She relatively healthy. She has one prior full-term delivery. She reports that she presented to triage for several days in a row and was sent home for false labor. On the day she was admitted she began having some vaginal bleeding but was still 1 cm on arrival. On arrival after being hooked to the heart rate monitor the baby had some notable heart rate changes and she was rushed to…

position sparked my interest during an ordinary day when I had the opportunity to learn that the role of a unit clerk is an integral part of the emergency team. The pivotal event started when an unidentified man walked in and collapsed in front of the triage desk igniting all staff members into action with each team member simultaneously performing their skillful duty. After stepping back from my task of delivering and assisting in positioning the patient on the code stretcher, my attention…

If you feel like you need to be seen you do not need an appointment. You can come in as a walk in and our nurses will triage you and determine if they can treat you in the clinic or if it would be better for you to go to the emergency department. If you are finding it difficult to come to the clinic for any other reason please contact I and we can work together on finding…

ATI leadership Remediation 1. Which of the following has been given authority by the federal government to provide disaster relief? a) ARC b) OSHA c) CDC d) Joint Commission Correct answer is ARC American Red Cross. 2. Which of the following re considered natural disaster? Select all that apply: a) Fire b) Blizzards c) Communicable disease epidemics d) Toxic gas leaks Correct answer is Blizzard and communicable disease epidemics 3. Steps in the referral process include: a) Engaging in a…

(ADHB), health care institutions are using the Australasian Triage scale in determining the urgency of patient’s condition. The five process maps are used to illustrate the workflow upon patient’s arrival, management of chief complaints and handover, if possible until they are discharged or sent home. (Ministry of Health, New Zealand, 2011) Figure 2 Process Flow: Category 1 Cases When a patient comes in the emergency department and the triage nurse classified the condition as…

Sheri Fink’s 2003 nonfiction work War Hospital reports, in great detail, the atrocities of the Bosnian War at Srebrenica through the lens of the war medicine that was practiced there. Fink takes both a macro and micro approach to explaining what happened at Srebrenica in the early 1990s. She chronicles the actions, thoughts, and experiences of individual doctors, both Bosnian and international, who risked their lives to treat injured civilians in the most challenging of conditions. Alongside…