Name: Lexie Sengkhammee

Gilboy, Nicki, et al. “Emergency Severity Index,A Triage Tool for

Source #____
Bibliography Emergency Department Care, Version 4, Implementation
(MLA or APA)
Handbook, 2012 Edition.” AHRQ, Nov. 2011.

10 pts

The article reveals the importance of a triage in the emergency

Annotation:
(Describe ALL info. that department. The source explains the procedure the emergency staff
might be important for
follows when a patient enters the ER. It also explains how the
your paper. Explain to the
reader and/or summarize triage nurse plays an important role in preventing the ER from
what might be found in
this source) overflowing.

35 pts

● “The purpose of triage in the emergency department (ED)

Potential Quotes:
(Are there any significant
quotes you can use or
paraphrase from this
source?)
15 pts
is to prioritize incoming patients and to identify those who
cannot wait to be seen” (Gilboy 1).
● “The triage nurse performs a brief, focused assessment and
assigns the patient a triage acuity level, which is a proxy
measure of how long an individual patient can safely wait
for a medical screening examination and treatment”
(Gilboy 1).
● “With more patients waiting longer in the waiting room,
the accuracy of the triage acuity level is even more critical”
(Gilboy 1).
● “accurate triage of the patient is important for successful
ED operations” (Gilboy 1).
● “principal role for an emergency department triage
instrument is to facilitate the prioritization of patients based
on the urgency of treatment for the patients' conditions”
(Gilboy 2).

The article is written by authors who all have experience in the

Assessment: medical field. This source is credible because all authors have
(Analyze and explain graduated from either nursing school or medical school. Also, the
 why this source is authors are both nurses and doctors; therefore, there is information
credible) coming from a variety of positions.

15 pts

The source was helpful to me because it allowed me to see how

Reflection: critical the triage nurses are in the emergency room. Also, it helped
(How will you potentially me gain knowledge on how nurses differentiate the severity of a
use it?) patient’s condition when they first enter the ER. I will potentially
use this in my research portion of the capstone project.
25 pts

Gilboy, Nicki, et al. “Emergency Severity Index,A Triage Tool for Emergency Department Care, Version 4,
Implementation Handbook, 2012 Edition.” AHRQ, Nov. 2011.

This article reveals the importance of a triage throughout emergency departments. It emphasizes how critical
they are due to a major problem the ER faces, overcrowding. This resource will be helpful because it will allow
me to further my knowledge on how nurses differentiate patients based off of their severity. In my project it will
help me answer my essential question of how nurses separate patients based off of their physical/mental state.
Without a triage, emergency departments would be overflowed with patients and the staff would be extremely
stressed and unable to perform their jobs to their fullest abilities.