You are a nurse working in the emergency room at
General Hospital. The hospital administrators have
developed new triage assessment procedures.
Read the workplace document here. Then, answer the
question that follows.
What implied detail can you infer about why children
may be assessed differently during triage?
O Unstable vital signs are typical of pediatrics
patients.
O Only a pediatrician can assess children and decide
on treatment.
O Pediatrics patients' vital signs are not typically
assessed at triage.
O Pediatrics patients can be evaluated in triage, but
treatment decisions must be made later.
O Pediatrics patients have different vital sign values
than adults and require more expertise.