The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare (ACSQHC) has recently released the revised Emergency Triage Education Kit (ETEK), second edition.
The ETEK is a resource for nurses and midwives preparing for the emergency department (ED) triage role and for educators.
The ETEK focuses on how to apply the Australasian Triage Scale (ATS) and the knowledge, communication and decision-making skills that underpin this process. The principles of person-centred care are integrated throughout the content, promoting a positive experience for patients, their support people and triage nurses/midwives.
The second edition of the ETEK is the result of an extensive revision and update by the Commission, funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care. Over one hundred experts provided reviews of content.
It includes new and revised content on many topics, including decision-making, the effect of bias at triage, communication with patients and support people, care for older people, responding to psychological distress and recognising early signs of sepsis. It also contains a chapter on how EDs can manage pregnant people including common presentations and how these should be triaged.
Many new case studies have also been added to facilitate educator-led discussions about decision-making in high-risk and high-volume presentations.
The ETEK, second edition, has been endorsed by the College of Emergency Nursing Australasia, the Australian College of Emergency Nursing and the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.
Download the digital-only resource from the ACSQHC website.
