On Tuesday, the Emergency Nurses Association advanced its commitment to ensuring timely and precise patient assessments with the release of the Emergency Severity Index Handbook, 5 th Edition, and ...

Emergency Departments (ED), given the wide range of what is considered an emergency, are never first-come, first-served. Patients are prioritized by a five-level Emergency Severity Index (ESI). A ...

The software, implemented in February 2023, is designed to assist UMass nurses in more accurately assigning an acuity level on the Emergency Severity Index, which consequently determines the ...

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., March. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- For emergency nurses who expect the unexpected in their emergency department, the ability to rapidly and accurately triage patients can make all ...

Revisions focus on enhanced use of algorithm to avoid misinterpretations and inaccurate decisions SCHAUMBURG, Ill., March. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- For emergency nurses who expect the unexpected ...