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Emergency Nurses Association Media AwardMedia Award: Fast Facts for the Triage Nurse: An Orientation and Care Guide, 2nd Edition – Lynn Sayre Visser, MSN, RN, PHN, CEN, CPEN and Anna Montejano, DNP, RN, PHN, CEN, of Californiahttps://www.ena.org/press-room/2019/06/13/former-ena-president-receives-emergency-nurses-association-s-most-prestigious-award1st Edition Winner of the AJN Book of the Year Award for Emergency/Critical Care NursingThis authoritative orientation guide for new and seasoned nurses, preceptors, educators, management teams, urgent care staff, pre-hospital personnel, and anyone working in the triage arena presents essential information to access quickly and repeatedly. Patients rarely present to triage with a diagnosis, but rather convey a multitude of complaints, signs, and symptoms. It is the job of the triage nurse to identify serious “red flag” presentations hidden among all this information while delivering individualized care and juggling wait times in often overcrowded emergency departments.Fast Facts for the Triage Nurse, Second Edition, retains its key focus on numerous aspects of triage for emergency department and urgent care settings, from orientation, to front-end processes, to clinical practice and nursing essentials. With real-life examples, the chapters detail a multitude of clinical presentations and include procedures and protocols that the triage nurse implements in daily practice. This newly revised and updated edition covers how to build confidence in the triage role, accurately assess patient presentations, reduce personnel and hospital liability, increase patient and staff satisfaction, and, ultimately, deliver quality patient care that supports best outcomes.5 New Chapters in the Second Edition:Active Shooter/Active ViolenceEmergency Management for When Disaster StrikesTriage CompetencyPain ManagementEndocrine EmergenciesKey Features:Covers essential clinical information in an easy-to-read formatFocuses on processes, patient and staff safety, legalities, documentation, and critical thinking at triageAddresses specific patient populations including pediatric, older adult, human trafficking, military personnel, and moreOffers guidance from seasoned emergency department nurses and triage educators

Delineates essential pediatric knowledge and skills that will greatly enhance nursing orientation and ongoing educationThis pocket-sized resource for nurses confronting pediatric emergencies provides immediate access to vital, life-saving information. Ideal for a variety of settings, this guide distills the wisdom of expert pediatric emergency clinicians who provide a wealth of critical information from basic foundational knowledge through red flag presentations and triage.After describing how to best incorporate the guide into practice, the book conveys important contextual information about pediatric developmental stages, anatomy and physiology, and how to communicate effectively with patients and caregivers. This essential resource provides comprehensive triage content; a combination of concept-based learning, disease pathology, and recognition according to body system; and psychosocial considerations. Additionally, behavioral health issues, congenital cardiac anomalies, and children with unique needs, along with assessments, interventions, critical medications, and selected components of resuscitation are covered.This text provides emergency, urgent care, clinic, school nurses and others, both experienced and inexperienced, with a pocket reference when caring for the pediatric patient. A quick-reference section highlights emergency pediatric procedures and medication administration for at-a-glance information. Chapters contain space for taking notes, inscribing important phone numbers, or pasting facility-specific policies and procedures.Key Features:Concise, pocket-sized, immediate-access formatUseful for emergency, urgent care, clinic, school, detention center, summer camp settings, and othersUtilizes a systematic evidence-based approach for the triage, assessment, and identification of appropriate interventions for a variety of clinical presentationsDescribes nursing pearls and critical concepts of pediatric emergency careAddresses typical vs. atypical patient presentationsProvides step-by-step information for pediatric proceduresAddresses anatomic and physiologic age-specific considerations applicable to each disease pathology or injuryIcons are used throughout the book to quickly direct the user to specific content areasContains blank note pages for customization

Awarded third place in the 2023 AJN Book of the Year Awards in Critical Care–Emergency Nursing.Provides critical information to help healthcare providers ensure patient safety by preventing "misses" or "near-misses"Newly updated, this life-saving pocket-sized clinical manual guides triage nurses to rapidly recognize life-threatening or life-altering conditions. The second edition delivers new chapters on endocrine emergencies, hematologic and oncologic emergencies, sexual assault and intimate partner violence, and human trafficking. Pediatric and older adult chapters offer extensive new information on assessment, triage pearls, and key tips for age-related emergencies. Also included is updated STEMI, Stroke, and Sepsis guidelines.Focusing on patient-driven chief complaints, this resource provides a wealth of concise information covering each body system along with first-line questions, assessments, and interventions to determine the patient's level of urgency, sick versus not sick. Prominent icons denote critical signs and symptoms and deliver invaluable information from experienced triage/ED nurses. Content encompasses triage, waiting room and legal issues, high-risk medical conditions, and special issues in emergency care. Including action steps to aid in prioritizing during a crisis, the resource covers trauma, burns, active shooter/active threat, and emergency management during a disaster. Reference tables and checklists facilitate at-a-glance retrieval of crucial information. Opportunities for customization include space for taking notes, inscribing important phone numbers, and pasting facility-specific policies/procedures.New to the Second Edition:New chapters addressing endocrine emergencies, hematologic and oncologic emergencies, sexual assault and intimate partner violence, and human traffickingExpanded content in the triage, pediatric, and older adult chaptersEnhanced red flags, triage considerations, and key tips, along with updates to the screening toolsReformatted and condensed chief complaint layout throughout the book to increase accessibility of informationWorst-case scenarios to consider throughout each body system chapterAccess to the Pediatric Assessment Triangle and pediatric vital signs and detailed information for performing the A-B-C-D-E assessmentKey Features:Expedites critical decision-making with quick access to key reference materialDelivers information honed from decades of combined emergency nursing experienceUses icons to quickly direct the user to relevant content areasEnhances clinical judgment with essential tips regarding common chief complaintsSheds light on complex issues with unique patient presentationsHighlights key pediatric and older-adult considerationsCovers disaster response and active shooter/violent situation action stepsAccess to blank pages for customizing the book to meet individual needs