Triage decision-making skills: a necessity for all nurses

Journal for Nurses in Staff Development : JNSD : Official Journal of the National Nursing Staff Development Organization
Anita Smith, Kelly J Cone

Abstract

Triage decision making is an essential skill for nurses. Through initial assessment, a nurse must be able to prioritize patient care on the basis of appropriate decision making. The purpose of this article is to present pilot study data on the Triage Decision-Making Inventory, which measures the identification of critical thinking, cognitive characteristics, intuition, and experience when making triage decisions. Establishing reliability and validity of the instrument in a sample of nurses with diverse specialties allows staff development experts to use the inventory to tailor training for new graduates and practicing nurses.

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May 24, 2012·Journal for Nurses in Staff Development : JNSD : Official Journal of the National Nursing Staff Development Organization·Anita J Smith
Mar 17, 2012·Journal of Emergency Nursing : JEN : Official Publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association·Anita SmithSarah Roberts
Nov 15, 2011·Journal of Emergency Nursing : JEN : Official Publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association·Julie Dateo
Mar 25, 2008·Journal of Emergency Nursing : JEN : Official Publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association·Linda Good
Apr 14, 2018·The Canadian Journal of Nursing Research = Revue Canadienne De Recherche En Sciences Infirmières·Leon PetruniakSusan Fox-Wasylyshyn
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