NUR 2755 Multidimensional Care IV

MDC4 FINAL EXAM

What does triaging do?

- *acts as gatekeeper*

helps prioritize patient care based on illness and severity level

According to triage, what patients would be seen first?

- highest acuity patients will receive quickest intervention

(Most ill/severe will get seen first)

What is a good model for triaging patients?

- ABCs

Is hospital triaging the same as mass casualty triaging?

- NO

Which triage situation uses tags?

- mass casualties

What are the categories of triage?

- emergent

- urgent

- nonurgent

- primary survey

What classifies a patient as emergent according to triage

- life threatening injuries

- needs immediate treatment

What patient conditions warrant an emergent status of triage

- respiratory distress

- chest pain with diaphoresis

- stroke

- active hemorrhage

- unstable vitals

What classifies a patient as urgent according to triage?

- patient should be treated quickly but there is not and immediate threat to life

What patient conditions warrant an urgent status for triage

- severe abdominal pain

- renal colic

- displaced multiple fractures

- new onset of respiratory infection (pneumonia)

What classifies a patient as nonurgent according to triage?

- patient can wait several hours without a risk to life

What patient conditions warrant a nonurgent status for triage

- skin rash

- strains/sprains

- colds

- simple fracture

What is a primary survey that should be performed while triaging?

- ABCDE

What does ABCDE stand for in triaging patients - A: Airway/cervical spine

B: Breathing

C: Circulation

D: Disability

E: Exposure