An emergency department nurse is transferring a client to the medical-surgical unit. What is the most important nursing intervention in this situation?
a. Triage the client to determine the urgency of care.
b. Clearly communicate client data to the unit nurse.
c. Evaluate the need for ongoing medical treatment.
d. Perform a thorough assessment of the client.
B
The emergency nurse needs to be able to triage, assess, and evaluate. However, these steps have already been carried out in the early phases of the emergency department (ED) admission. When a client is ready to be transferred from the ED, communication with staff nurses from the inpa-tient units is essential. This report should be a concise but comprehensive report of the client's ED experience.
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