An Sist Sanit Navar
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An Sist Sanit Navar · May 2005
Comparative Study[Prognostic value of the reception, attendance and classification of patients in the emergency department of a tertiary hospital].
The objective of this investigation is to study the usefulness, validity and reproducibility of the reception, attendance and classification of emergency cases employed by nurses in the emergency department of a tertiary hospital (Hospital de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain) (RACHN). ⋯ The RACHN triage system depends primarily on the protocol established by the nurse that carries out triage. We have found a good degree of concordance between triage carried out by the nurse using the RACHN and that determined by the doctor. We believe the discrepancy can be reduced by establishing a five level scale of severity and by carrying out periodic reviews of the RACHN.