title: Triage documentation-based decision support to improve infectious disease risk screening and mitigate exposure.
abstract: Multidisciplinary focus group review of current triage practice identified gaps in identification of potentially infectious diseases. Modifications were made to triage and nursing assessment forms that were easy to maneuver, rapidly modifiable, and provided documentation-based decision support to expedite infection prevention measures. Development of a decision support infectious disease risk screening tool enhances outbreak preparedness, occupational safety, and response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Prevention, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, Chicago, IL. Electronic address: glazzara@nm.org.
authors.forename: Grace
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Barajas
authors.affiliation: Department of Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Prevention, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zembower
authors.affiliation: Department of Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Prevention, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Silkaitis
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Services, Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, Lake Forest, IL.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brennan
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Eileen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brassil
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Services, Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, Lake Forest, IL.
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nozicka
authors.affiliation: Department of Information Services, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Groth
authors.affiliation: Department of Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Prevention, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ward-Fore
authors.affiliation: Quality Department, Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, Lake Forest, IL.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.affiliation: Department of Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Prevention, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.affiliation: Freestanding Emergency Room, Northwestern Medicine Grayslake Outpatient Center, Grayslake, IL.
authors.forename: Omnia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hamilton
mesh_terms: D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004282:Documentation; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014218:Triage / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Travel history; emergency management; infection prevention; occupational safety; outbreaks; triage nursing