Foundations of Triage in Primary Health Care

This education will provide nurses with information to build knowledge, skills and confidence on the basic principles of triage.

Learning Outcomes

• Improved understanding of workplace structures and policies required to support effective and safe care for patients.
• Improved understanding of the prioritisation of urgent, non-urgent and complex care presentations.
• Increased understanding of the need for a triage framework within the workplace to support the telephone and face to face triage process.
• Development of sound skills and systems around the primary and secondary survey including when to escalate and seek further advice.
• Improved understanding of the importance of documentation during triage.

Estimated Duration

2 hours

Target Audience

Suitable for all nurses working in primary health care including general practice.