Emergency nurses ’ knowledge and experience with the triage process in Hunan Province, China

To facilitate timely treatment of patients that present to hospital Emergency Departments (EDs) a triage process is often implemented. Triage is usually conducted by a senior nurse in the ED to ensure that patients are seen and treated in order of their clinical urgency (Cronin, 2003). Triage also seeks to minimise morbidity, disfigurement, pain, emotional distress and patient dissatisfaction with their care experience (Zimmermann, 2001). As the number of patients presenting to EDs continues to increase worldwide (Murray, 2003), triage enables ED staff to prioritise patient care so that patients requiring more immediate care are seen first.
Source: International Emergency Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research