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0589_NLWD_Introdution to Emergency Severity Index_Live

May 14, 2025

Description:

The Emergency Severity Index (ESI) is a tool for use in emergency department triage. Triage has many purposes to prioritize care including the need to identify patients who require immediate resuscitation, assigning patients to the correct patient care area and initiating the appropriate diagnostic/therapeutic measures. The ESI triage algorithm yields rapid, reproducible, and clinically relevant stratification of patients into five groups, from level 1 (most urgent) to level 5 (least urgent). This course is designed to educate the emergency nurse in Emergency Severity Index (ESI) triage. At the completion of this activity, participants will have the information they need to be able to properly apply the ESI Triage algorithm triage patients in the emergency department.

Target Audience

Nurse, Registered (RN)

Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Learning Objectives

After this activity concludes a learner will be able to:

1. Select immediate lifesaving interventions as defined by the ESI algorithm

2. Identify the three major criteria for ESI level 2

3. Distinguish various resources as defined by the ESI algorithm.

4. Select patients who require up-triage to ESI Level 2 based on vital sign criteria.

5. Apply the ESI algorithm to patient case study scenarios.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.50 ANCC

    Nursing Credit - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 2.50 ANCC contact hour(s). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

     

  • 2.50 CA BRN

    Nursing Credit - California Board of Registered Nursing (CA BRN)
    This activity is approved for 2.50 contact hour(s) by Sutter Health, which is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing. (Provider Number 17182). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Course opens: 
05/14/2025
Course expires: 
06/14/2025
Event starts: 
05/14/2025 - 9:00am PDT
Event ends: 
05/14/2025 - 12:00pm PDT
Rating: 
0

References supporting Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)/Cultural or Linguistic Considerations:

Bernstein SL, D’Onofrio G. A Promising Approach For Emergency Departments To Care For Patients With Substance Use And Behavioral Disorders. Health Aff. 2013;32(12):2122–8. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3134519/

Implicit Bias Considerations (as it relates to the content):

https://aacnjournals.org/ccnonline/article/38/4/12/3698/Implicit-Bias-in-Patient-Care-An-Endemic-Blight-on

Disclosure of Financial or In-Kind Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest

No one involved in the planning or presentation of this educational activity have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. No financial or in-kind commercial support was received to produce or promote this educational activity. 

– Provider Designee/Verification:  Kerri Maya, MSL, RN

Peer Reviewer(s)

Carrie Guerra, Registered Nurse

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Planner(s)

Annie Gullick, RN, BSN, CEN, CCRN

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Speaker(s)

Carrie Guerra, Registered Nurse

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Annie Gullick, RN, BSN, CEN, CCRN

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Sutter Health, is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

Credit Designation Statement

Sutter Health designates this LIVE activity for a maximum of 2.50 continuing professional development contact hours for nurses. Learners should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Attendance & Credit Claiming

Text the 6-letter attendance verification code to (916) 866-7913 to claim credit.

Available Credit

  • 2.50 ANCC

    Nursing Credit - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 2.50 ANCC contact hour(s). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

     

  • 2.50 CA BRN

    Nursing Credit - California Board of Registered Nursing (CA BRN)
    This activity is approved for 2.50 contact hour(s) by Sutter Health, which is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing. (Provider Number 17182). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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