ESI program develops swift decision-making skills that lead to better patient outcomes, Emergency Nurses Association says. The Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) this week boosted the value of its ...

Most people are familiar with some form of triage: When you go to an emergency room, you first sit down with a triage nurse who records your symptoms, takes your vital signs and assesses the urgency ...

Four years into a D.C. program in which nurses answer some 911 calls, officials say it's making a difference and saving thousands of people unnecessary trips to the emergency room. News4 got an inside ...

When a workplace injury occurs, employers with no medical training often must determine the severity of the injury and direct an employee to appropriate medical care. They may have to make on-the-spot ...

A new machine learning model developed by Mount Sinai researchers could reduce overcrowding in emergency departments, improve staff efficiencies and boost patient outcomes by informing ED ...

To submit a legal/professional nursing question for future consideration, write to the editor at [email protected] (include "Ask the Expert" in subject line). Here is the situation described by the ...

A District of Columbia program that placed nurses in 911 call centers to triage non-life-threatening calls resulted in a drop of ambulance dispatches from 97% to 56%. In the Right Care, Right Now ...

Registered nurse Ogechi Ukachu spoke into a telephone headset at the District’s 911 center, fielding an emergency call from a woman complaining about wrist pain. Ukachu asked yes or no questions to ...

On average, the Emergency Department (ED) at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital treats between 150 to 200 people each day. IU Health Ball is a level III Trauma Center, Stroke Certified, and a Chest Pain ...

One in four calls to the Washington, D.C., 911 line isn't an emergency. The city now has triage nurses working with dispatchers to get callers... Can Triage Nurses Help Prevent 911 Overload? Most ...