Nursing administrators are trying to decide if they want a "traffic director," "spot check," or "comprehensive" form of triage in the emergency department
What information should be considered when making this decision? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. All forms will require employment of a registered nurse.
2. All forms will include evaluation of the patient.
3. Both spot check and comprehensive triage nurses order lab or radiographs according to established protocol.
4. A comprehensive triage plan results in patients receiving pain medications earlier.
5. Both the spot check and comprehensive triage nurses assign urgency categories.
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Rationale 1: The traffic director form of triage can be performed by a nonnurse.
Rationale 2: The traffic director does not evaluate the patient but only records chief complaints.
Rationale 3: Comprehensive triage nurses order some interventions; spot check triage nurses do not.
Rationale 4: The nurse providing comprehensive triage can administer pain medication.
Rationale 5: In both types of triage, urgency categories are assigned. This is not true of traffic director triage.
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