Emergency Department Triage Nurses' Scope of Practice: An Observational Study
Julie Considine, Elizabeth Oldland, Judy Currey, Philippa Blencowe, Katrina Maybury, Leanne Stella, Amy Pearson, Paul Buntine, Kate Curtis · 2026
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Description
Julie Considine and colleagues observe what emergency triage nurses actually do, beyond the triage desk, in Australian emergency departments. Triage nurses also manage waiting-area patients, yet the full scope of that role was little mapped.
Fifteen triage nurses from three Melbourne emergency departments were watched for two to two and a half hours each between January and May 2025, with lapel microphones recording the work. Transcripts were coded deductively against the HIRAID nursing framework, covering history, danger signs, assessment, actions, tests, re-checks, and talk. Managers get a grounded picture of triage work for staffing and training.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Julie Considine, Elizabeth Oldland, Judy Currey, Philippa Blencowe, Katrina Maybury, Leanne Stella, Amy Pearson, Paul Buntine, Kate Curtis |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 67 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |