Errors in nurse-led triage: an observational study.

Dietmar Ausserhofer; Arian Zaboli; Norbert Pfeifer; Pasquale Solazzo; Gabriele Magnarelli; Tania Marsoner; Marianne Siller; Gianni Turcato

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Errors in nurse-led triage: an observational study.

December 2, 2020

Ausserhofer D, Zaboli A, Pfeifer N, et al. Int J Nurs Stud. 2020;113:103788.

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Emergency department triage systems are intended to prioritize patients based on illness severity, but inappropriate triage can result in delays in care and adverse events. Conducted at a single emergency department (ED) in Italy, this study found that nurse-led triage errors occurred in 16.3% of patients and were associated with longer emergency department and hospital stays.

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