Two-Day Course
Comments

"Absolutely, positively awesome course!"

"The instructors are dynamite!"

"Their knowledge base, expertise, and professionalism clearly shine through."

"Triage First's course will greatly add to my nursing practice. I sincerely thank you for that!"

"Everything covered was nurse-driven – this class is for nurses, by nurses."

"Two-day course is real world knowledge – now I can't wait to go to the Triage Specialist Course."



2007 Workshops

Santa Barbara, CA
January 11-12

Decatur, GA
February 1-2

San Francisco, CA
February 22-23

Albuquerque, NM
March 13-14

Charlotte, NC
April 17-18

St. Louis, MO
May 8-9

Washington, DC
June 19-20

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Triage First, Inc.

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www.triagefirst.com

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(866) 369-8029



Triage Specialist Course Comments

"The Triage Specialist Course was a wonderful complement to the 2-day course...taking triage concepts to new heights."

"The best course I have ever taken – I have been a nurse for 39 years, 30 of them in the ED. At last we have a course that teaches a methodical method for triage!"

"I have spent 30 of the last 32 years in emergency nursing. I've learned more from this course than any other course I've taken."

"It offers practical situations and solutions to our real life emergency departments."

"I feel it will positively impact our practice."

"The course was excellent, realistic and applicable."

Welcome!
Rebecca McNair, RN, CEN, President
Welcome to the first edition of the Triage First quarterly newsletter. It has been our desire for several years to be able to offer an ongoing resource to the emergency nurses who attend Triage First courses. Read more...





Case Presentation
In each issue we will feature a patient presentation that has significance for the nurse at triage. Ready to test your triage skills? Check out this month's case presentation, which answers the question, "Should triage nurses trust their intuition?" Read article...





Ask the Experts
This column will provide answers to questions we receive from emergency nurses regarding both the clinical and practical aspects of triage and emergency nursing. This month's article is entitled, "Five-level acuity scales: I'll drink to that!" Read article...





Literature & Research
The goal of this column is to keep you up to date with the latest literature and research relevant to emergency nursing. This month's column provides highlights of recently released reports from the IOM (Institute of Medicine) and CDC (Centers for Disease Control). Read article...





What's New at Triage First
Triage Specialist Course
Recognizing the need for nurses who are experts in triage, Triage First has developed the Triage Specialist Course. Often referred to as "triage boot camp", the training takes place over five days and earns successful participants 41.7 Continuing Education Contact Hours...

CTAS and ESI Pocket Guides
CTAS and ESI Pocket Guides are being developed and will be available in the near future from Triage First...

Ongoing Triage Education Online
(Subscription Service)
To provide continuing triage education to emergency nurses who have completed our 2-day live education, Triage First will offer a quarterly online subscription service, including 10 triage case scenarios followed by teaching points and a quiz...

Read more details about what's new at Triage First...





Triage First Services
Triage First is a consulting and education firm that has spent the last decade providing comprehensive and innovative solutions for emergency departments across the nation...

Education
Our education services are widely acclaimed, and we have seen evidence that if even one person in an ED has received our training, the culture of that ED can change...

Consultation
Our specialty as consultants is the ability to provide in-depth analyses of ED patient throughput and triage systems – including point-of-entry and patient throughput processes, clinical expertise, customer-service and personnel issues, and the physical plant...

Implementation
Because most ED staff already have more on their plates than they can handle, Triage First offers a full ED CQI program, which includes onsite as well as "virtual" implementation services, project management, a CQI course, and real-time Internet access to a facility-specific implementation website...

Read more about Triage First services...




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