Abstract
The nurse triage process in an accident and emergency (A&E) department was audited as part of the nursing quality assurance programme. It was found that in most cases documentation was adequate and guidelines had been adhered to. Triage decisions were accurate in most cases using the discharge diagnosis as a bench-mark. Waiting time improvements were also seen. Triage audit was a useful tool in the continuous quality improvement effort.
Full text
PDF
Selected References
These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.
- Derlet R. W., Nishio D., Cole L. M., Silva J., Jr Triage of patients out of the emergency department: three-year experience. Am J Emerg Med. 1992 May;10(3):195–199. doi: 10.1016/0735-6757(92)90207-E. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- George S., Read S., Westlake L., Williams B., Fraser-Moodie A., Pritty P. Evaluation of nurse triage in a British accident and emergency department. BMJ. 1992 Apr 4;304(6831):876–878. doi: 10.1136/bmj.304.6831.876. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Keighley T., Maycock J. The patient's charter and the triage nurse. BMJ. 1992 Nov 28;305(6865):1310–1310. doi: 10.1136/bmj.305.6865.1310. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Macleod A. J., Freeland P. Should nurses be allowed to request X-rays in an accident & emergency department? Arch Emerg Med. 1992 Mar;9(1):19–22. doi: 10.1136/emj.9.1.19. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Williams G. Sorting out triage. Nurs Times. 1992 Jul 22;88(30):34–36. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]