Telephone triage in women's health care.
This article describes the importance of sound telephone triage strategies in women's health care. A brief description of the history of telephone triage is provided as well as basic considerations in establishing a telephone triage system. A sample telephone report sheet is also provided.
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Graduate School of Nursing, Uniform Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814-4799, USA.
D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D012308:Risk Management; D013689:Telephone; D014218:Triage / Q000379:methods*; D016387:Women's Health