Implementation of the Five-Level Emergency Severity Index in a Level I Trauma Center Emergency Department with a Three-Tiered Triage Scheme

• Published in: Journal of emergency nursing Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 259 - 264
• Main Authors: Toulson, Karen, Laskowski-Jones, Linda, McConnell, Lynn-Ann
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Mosby, Inc 01.06.2005; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Crowding; Delaware; Education; Efficiency, Organizational; Emergency medical care; Emergency Nursing - organization & administration; Emergency Service, Hospital - organization & administration; Emergency services; Forecasting; Hospitals; Humans; Models, Nursing; Models, Organizational; Needs Assessment - organization & administration; Nurse's Role; Nursing; Nursing administration; Nursing Assessment - organization & administration; Nursing Evaluation Research; Predictive Value of Tests; Program Development; Program Evaluation; Severity of Illness Index; Trauma Centers - organization & administration; Triage - organization & administration; Delaware
• ISSN: 0099-1767; 1527-2966
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2005.04.022

The group functioned in a cohesive manner. Because the Triage First course provided an overview of ESI to the majority of ED nursing staff, the Triage Task Force felt the timing was right to define the path forward for full implementation. Future directions The Triage Task Force has now become the "ED Task Force" with a similar membership representation of staff nurses, an ED nursing educator, an emergency medicine attending physician, an emergency medicine resident physician, and the ED nurse manager reflecting a more global scope, but it is still responsible for periodic reevaluation of triage nurse competency with the ESI model.