Triage Specialist Course Comments

"I absolutely had a life-changing experience. I know in my heart I went into nursing to make a difference. I am inspired to 'make it better'."
Nina S., RN, EMT-P

"My toolbelt is now full with the tools not only to care and practice mercy with my patients, but also to influence and encourage my co-workers to change our culture and overcome the stumbling blocks in our way."
Jackie M., RN

"I loved the class and learned so much."
Robin I., RN, BSN, MSN-ANP

"Thank you for realizing the need for improved process and for teaching this course - But more than anything, renewing my faith in the Triage Nursing process."
Sandra M., RN, ADN, Nurse Manager

"Great instructors - down to earth and passionate about the material! I cannot wait to bring my knowedge back to the hospital to share and I can't wait to teach my 1st course." Michelle T., RN, MA, CEN, Assistant Director Emergency Services

Something beautiful...

Triage Specialist Course
Comprehensive Training for the Triage Educator

September 8-12, 2008
Asheville, NC
Now accepting applications

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Two-Day Course
Comments

"I am a new ER nurse and this class has given me another view of ER/triage. I have a desire to learn more and stay longer."

"Great job!! I left with some great ideas and information to make our ED/Triage better. I was amazed by the things we can improve and what we are doing incorrectly."

"I appreciated that we were taught by an ER RN. It is refreshing to have someone that can relate to what we face."

"I would absolutely recommend this program to other nursing professionals."

"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."



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The End of the Old Way: Becoming a Champion

Jackie Magnuson, a graduate of the March 31, 2008 Triage Specialist Course (TSC), succinctly summarizes the purpose of becoming a Triage First Educator with one statement:"Here is to the end of the old way!" Most emergency nurses would readily agree that "the old way" of triage is broken, fragmented, chaotic, and often unsafe for both patients and staff. Steve Russell, a graduate of the December 3, 2007 TSC phrases it this way:"For the first time in my 20-year nursing career, the pieces of triage fit together for me as a system of ED patient care and throughput rather than simply a focused process of assigning an acuity and disposition. It also increased my self-awareness of how bias can creep into patient-care decisions and how I can articulate the danger of bias to my peers."

Changing the "old way" of triage will never be an easy endeavor and will require the commitment, passion, and dedication of those willing to step forward. Our TSC graduates have. Jackie further shares that "The Triage Specialist Course is an outstanding, comprehensive course that provides you with the tools and knowledge to become a champion within your own facility to improve your triage process." As our graduates share their newly gained knowledge and enable lasting change at their facilities, our hope for improving and standardizing triage is renewed. What will future generations of emergency nurses say about our generation's contribution to emergency nursing and triage?

It depends on you. Be a champion: The time is now.

Copyright 2008 Triage First, Inc.