Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) | Course
About the course
One of the most challenging roles within the Emergency setting is that of triage. With increasing pressures nationally on Emergency Departments, the primary focus in the development of this workshop has been to improve patient care through increased accuracy and reliability in the triage process.
This course discusses the goals of triage and the roles and responsibilities of the triage nurse. You will learn about the 5 levels of triage as described in the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale guidelines for both adults and pediatrics. You will be provided with an opportunity to apply this knowledge to numerous case studies to increase the reliability and validity of CTAS.
NENA recommends taking this course every 2 years.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Describe the historical origin and role of triage.
- Review and enhance your patient assessment skills.
- Apply professional standards of emergency nursing practice in triage.
- Utilize the CEDIS Presenting Complaint List.
- Prioritize patient care based on the Canadian Triage Acuity Scale (CTAS).
- Demonstrate an understanding of patient flow, care processes and communication in the Emergency Department.
Who should attend: emergency nurses who perform triage of patients in facilities.
Held virtually via TEAMS
Note to participants
- This is a virtual learning session; please ensure you have a camera and speaker on your device.
- Please see your local site educator to sign out a CTAS package. This is required for the session.
- No registration fee for this session.
- Registration closes 1 week prior to the session.
Important course postponement information
It is important to include your personal home/cell # and personal email when registering for education sessions so that you may be reached in the rare instance of last-minute course cancellation/postponements.
