Telephone triage protocols for nurses / Julie K. Briggs, RN, BSN, MHA, Providence Health & Services, Portland, Oregon.
Material type: TextPublisher: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Heath [2016]Edition: Fifth editionDescription: xxvii, 708 pages ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781451194296 (paperback : alk. paper)
- 616.02/5 23
- RT120.E4 B75 2016
- WY 49
Item type | Current library | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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4 Week Loan | St. Conal’s Hospital, Letterkenny | St. Conal’s Hospital, Letterkenny | Letterkenny University Hospital Library | RT120.E4B75 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | B05956 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Performing telephone triage requires the ability to make quick and effective decisions based on limited information. This rapid-access resource delivers more than 200 triage protocols for evaluating patients' symptoms over the telephone. Each symptom entry lists questions, grouped by urgency level, to determine whether the caller should seek emergency care immediately, seek medical care the same day, call back for appointment, or follow home care instructions. Detailed home care instructions are then provided. Simple, direct, and useful, this is the most comprehensive and user-friendly telephone. triage book available"--Provided by publisher.
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