ED Triage Process Improvement: Timely Vital Signs for Less Acute Patients.

Abstract Problem Vital signs can result in an upgrade of patients' Emergency Severity Index (ESI) levels. It is therefore preferable to obtain vital signs early in the triage process, particularly for ESI level 3 patients. Emergency departments have an opportunity to redesign triage processes to mee...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Emergency Nursing Vol. 44; no. 6; pp. 589 - 598
Main Authors: Falconer, Stella S., Karuppan, Corinne M., Kiehne, Emily, Rama, Shravan
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Elsevier B.V. Nov2018
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