ENA And ESI: Questions & Complete Solutions (Pass!)
What are the 6 main reasons patients visit the ED each year? Right Ans -
Inability to see a HCP
Aging population
Shorter hospital LOS
Acute mental health crisis
ED closures
Lack of adequate health insurance
What is the ENA? Right Ans - Emergency Nurses Association
What does the ENA do? Right Ans - Provides standards of care
Advances the emergency nursing practice
What is needed to join the ENA? Right Ans - A certification called a CEN
At least 1 year of work in an emergency enviornment
What is the ESI? Right Ans - The emergency severity index used to
categorize patients to insure that the most critical are treated first
The ESI scale goes from ESI-1 to ESI-5 which is the most stable and which is
the most severe? Right Ans - ESI-1: most severe
ESI-5: most stable
What 4 things is the ESI scale based on? Right Ans - Stability of vital
functions (ABCs)
Life/organ threat
How soon pt should be seen by a HCP
Expected resource intensity
Stability of vital organs for ESI-1 is categorized as being... Right Ans -
Unstable
Stability of vital organs for ESI-2 is categorized as being... Right Ans -
Threatened
Stability of vital organs for ESI-3, 4, and 5 are categorized as being... Right
Ans - Stable
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