An ambulatory waiting room expedites the processing of CTAS 3 patients in a busy emergency room

Authors

  • Valerie Potts
  • Annamarie Fuchs
  • Brian Lang-Hodge
  • Randy Junck
  • Debbie Westman
  • Calvin Janzen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/cjen372

References

Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians. (2007). Position Statement on Emergency Department Overcrowding From Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians. Retrieved October 22, 2005, from www.caep.ca

Cessford, A. (2005). Waiting room nurse. Canadian Nurse, 101(1).

Derlet, R., & Richards, J. (2002). Emergency department overcrowding in Florida, New York, and Texas. Retrieved February 23, 2005, from www.medscape.com

Vertesi, L. (2004). Does the Canadian emergency department triage and acuity scale identify non-urgent patients who can be triaged away from the emergency department? Retrieved October 1, 2005, from www.caep.ca

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Published

2007-01-01

How to Cite

Potts, V., Fuchs, A., Lang-Hodge, B., Junck, R., Westman, D., & Janzen, C. (2007). An ambulatory waiting room expedites the processing of CTAS 3 patients in a busy emergency room. Canadian Journal of Emergency Nursing, 30(1), 22–24. https://doi.org/10.29173/cjen372