65849 - In and Out Nursing Triage

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students should be able to understand the concept of priority and severity and apply it to situations care routine. Must know what vital signs are required in head symptoms in the patients who access the emergency and how to transfer them to the reality of care outside the emergency department (medical or surgical ward).

must be familiar with the concept of color code and tools, rating scales and other necessary for the application in the  pediatric and obstetric triage

know and apply the principles of triage smart sand start

know the concepts of maxi emergency or evacuation plan and specific emergencies.

Course contents

Program elective course on TRIAGE NURSING inside and outside the hospital

Professor Dr. Stefania Valgimigli

•  4/19 Presentation of the course and the site for materials and texts to prepare:
◦ McGraw-Hill -  il triage infermieristico-(edited by GFT)
◦ Edizioni Medico Scientifiche – il triage –decision making di Belletrutti- Deianna
◦ internet reference
• 4/19 Concept of triage
◦ Movie from "Pearl Harbor" (excerpt on triage)
◦ Origin of triage
◦ Goals triage and their development in the design of modern healthcare (concept of choice and priorities daily nursing act and not just 118 and first aid)
• 4/19 function in nursing at the triage
◦ Why a nurse for triage
◦ Different types of triage
◦ Possible development of the triage function
• 4/26 Triage in ordinary situations-hospital
◦ Global Triage - ABCD-"trained eye"
◦ concept of color code
◦ Flow chart color code in use al local emergency departement 
◦ exercise with flow-chart of clinical cases
•4/27 Triage in ordinary situations-hospital: specialized aspects common
◦ aspects of pediatric triage
◦ aspects of obstetric triage
• 5/3 Triage extraordinary intra-hospital
◦ Concept PEIMAF  and triage applicable
◦ Concept PEVAC (evacuation plan - Fire Protection) types of triage applicable
◦ Concept NBCR  (nuclear, biological, chemical or radiant) and the triage nurse
◦ Preparation and organization of critical care
•5/4 Triage in ordinary situations outside the hospital
◦ Triage in 118
◦ Triage on the road
• 5/4 Triage extraordinary extra-hospital
◦ Principles of medicine of catastrophes
◦ Concept maxi-emergency
◦ Roles operating in Maxi-emergencies
◦ Different types of Triage in maxi emergencies
◦ Exercise / START triage simulation
◦ Exercise / SMART triage simulation

Teaching methods

work / exercise group and individually

practical training of triage and SMART START

practical training of application PEIMAF

Teaching tools

triage flow-chart

flow chart triage Smart and Start

Office hours

See the website of Stefania Valgimigli