Accuracy and concordance of nurses in emergency department triage.
In the emergency department (ED) Registered Nurses (RNs) often perform triage, i.e. the sorting and prioritizing of patients. The allocation of acuity ratings is commonly based on a triage scale. To date, three reliable 5-level triage scales exist, of which the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS...
| Published in: | Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 432 - 439 |
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| Format: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Dec2005
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