Triage documentation–based decision support to improve infectious disease risk screening and mitigate exposure

Grace Barajas; Teresa Zembower; Christina Silkaitis; Julie Brennan; Eileen Brassil; Nancy Nozicka; Matthew Groth; Sharon Ward-Fore; Monica Lau; Lisa Sanders; Omnia Hamilton

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2016.02.025

Triage documentation–based decision support to improve infectious disease risk screening and mitigate exposure

Grace Barajas^*, Teresa Zembower, Christina Silkaitis, Julie Brennan, Eileen Brassil, Nancy Nozicka, Matthew Groth, Sharon Ward-Fore, Monica Lau, Lisa Sanders, Omnia Hamilton

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Medicine, Infectious Diseases Division

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Abstract

Multidisciplinary focus group review of current triage practice identified gaps in identification of potentially infectious diseases. Modifications were made to triage and nursing assessment forms that were easy to maneuver, rapidly modifiable, and provided documentation-based decision support to expedite infection prevention measures. Development of a decision support infectious disease risk screening tool enhances outbreak preparedness, occupational safety, and response.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1063-1065
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Journal of Infection Control
Volume	44
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2016.02.025
State	Published - Sep 1 2016

Keywords

emergency management
infection prevention
occupational safety
outbreaks
Travel history
triage nursing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Epidemiology
Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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Triage documentation–based decision support to improve infectious disease risk screening and mitigate exposure

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