Question

5. How does a nurse working on a medical/surgical unit use triage every day?

Answer 1

Priority one-code red-:::this includes patient who need emergency care eg.ectopic pregnacy,rupture appendix,Heart attack and shock.

Priority 2-code yellow:::patient need immediate care but can delay treatment for atleast 1 to 2 hours.eg::acute appendicittis,fracture

Priority 3-code green:::::treatment should given to the patient patient who are stable(patient is able to walk ).eg.fever ,vommitting .

Priority 4-code black:::patient who is going to die .no treatment is left for him or patient who come to the hospital after death need least concern.

Staff nurse should treat the patient according to these triage system.this will help to manage the overburden and can provide better treatments to all .