Triage and Upper Respiratory Infections

Triage and Upper Respiratory Infections is organized by Nurse.com - OnCourse Learning Corporation.

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/27
Course Originally Released On: 03/01/24

Overview:
This course provides registered nurses with strategies to effectively triage adults and children with upper respiratory tract infections (URI).

Goals and Learning Outcomes:
This course is designed to educate registered nurses working in telehealth settings on how to most effectively triage adults and children with upper respiratory tract infections (URI) to ensure best patient outcomes.

This course provides registered nurses with strategies to effectively triage adults and children with upper respiratory tract infections (URI).

After taking this course, you should be able to:

• Explain the importance of telehealth and the interview process when assessing patients with an upper respiratory infection.
• Indicate the appropriate decision-making process when triaging patients with upper respiratory tract infections by telehealth based on their symptoms.
• Discuss three considerations when triaging upper respiratory infections in pediatric patients.