Telephone Triage Protocols for Nurses

Telephone Triage Protocols for Nurses 9781609136468
Publication Date: Jul 22, 2011
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Edition: Fourth
ISBN/ISSN: 9781609136468
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Description

Performing telephone triage requires the ability to make quick and effective decisions based on limited information.This rapid-access resource delivers over 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.

This new edition features several new protocols—swine flu (H1N1 virus), bedbug problems, tattoo problems, and emergency contraception—as well as new information in the introductory chapter about program development, management issues, and staff development, including training. Other features include a new reminder about documentation in each protocol, a new anatomic Table of Contents, and expanded home care instructions.

Features

  • NEW: Table of Contents by Body System
  • NEW: Protocols on swine flu (H1N1 virus), emergency contraception, bedbug problems, and tattoo problems
  • NEW: Section in Introduction addresses program development, staff training, and management issues
  • NEW: Reminder about documentation in each protocol
  • Case Examples featured in Medical-Legal section of Introduction
  • A to Z organization and contents by body system and disease help the user find topics quickly
  • Increased emphasis on home care instructions

 

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Specs

  • Edition: Fourth
  • Product Format: Softbound
  • ISBN: 9781609136468
  • Trim Size: 7 x 9
  • Pages: 640
  • Pub Date: Jul 22, 2011
  • Weight: 2.0

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Table of contents

Table of Contents by Body System Introduction: Practicing Safe Telephone Triage Triage Roles & Responsibilities Training Guidelines Using Protocols Safely Documentation Medical-Legal Safeguards Protocols Abdominal Pain, Adult Abdominal Pain, Child Abdominal Swelling Abrasions Alcohol Problems Allergic Reaction Altered Level of Consciousness Ankle Injury Ankle Problems Anxiety Appetite Loss, Adult Appetite Loss, Child Arm or Hand Problems Asthma Avian Influenza (\u201cBird Flu\u201d) Exposure Back/Neck Injury Back Pain Bad Breath Bedbug Exposure or Concerns Bed-Wetting Bee Stings Bites, Animal/Human Bites, Insect Bites, Marine Animal Bites, Snake Bites, Tick Black or Bloody Stools Bleeding, Severe Blood/Body Fluid Exposure Bone, Joint, and Tissue Injury Breast-Feeding Problems Breast Problems Breathing Problems Bruising Burns, Chemical Burns, Electrical Burns, Thermal Car Sickness Cast/Splint Problems Chest Pain Chest Trauma Chickenpox Child Abuse Choking Choking Emergency Procedure Circumcision Care Cold Exposure Problems Common Cold Symptoms Confusion Congestion Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Constipation Contact Lens Problems Contraception, Emergency Cough Croup Cryin