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0944_SHU_Introdution to Emergency Severity Index_Live - 10/5/26
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.
Assembly Bills 1195 & 241- Culturally Appropriate Care which is Free of Implicit Biases:
Learners are strongly encouraged to engage in self-directed learning related to the impact of implicit biases in this clinical area via the references provided below:
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):
Target Audience
Nurse, Registered (RN)
Learning Objectives
After completion of this activity, learners 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.
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: Fozia Ferozali, Ed.D
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), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 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.
Available Credit
- 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.