The emergency department (ED) nurse is assigned to triage clients. What is the purpose of triage?
a. Treat clients on a first-come, first-serve basis.
b. Identify and treat clients with low acuity first.
c. Prioritize clients based on illness severity.
d. Determine health needs from a complete assessment.
C
ED triage is an organized system for sorting or classifying clients into priority levels, depending on illness or injury severity. The key concept is that clients who present to the ED with the greatest acuity needs receive the quickest evaluation, treatment, and prioritized resource utiliza-tion. A person with a lower-acuity problem may wait longer in the ED because the higher-acuity client is moved to the "head of the line."
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