• Adv Emerg Nurs J · Oct 2013

    Provider in triage: is this a place for nurse practitioners?

    • Diana Bahena and Colleen Andreoni.
    • VNA Healthcare, Aurora, Illinois (Ms Bahena); Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois (Ms Bahena and Dr Andreoni); and Emergency Department, Delnor Hospital, Geneva, Illinois (Dr Andreoni).
    • Adv Emerg Nurs J. 2013 Oct 1;35(4):332-43.

    AbstractThe role of nurse practitioners (NPs) in emergency care continues to evolve. A new and exciting role is the provider-in-triage (PIT) role. This innovative role has been implemented in many emergency departments (EDs) across the country. It was developed primarily as a front-end strategy to improve throughput of patients receiving emergency care. The PIT process uses a provider, physician, NP, or physician assistant in the triage area. Patient satisfaction, quality measures, and financial improvements have been attributed to using a PIT. The emergency NP is an optimal choice for this role. Advanced emergency nursing knowledge, skills, and decision making confer the NP a cost-effective provider to improve throughput in the ED while providing quality emergency care.

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