'Telephone triage' is 'risky business' for nurses.
Nursing Law's Regan Report › Vol. 46 Nbr. 10, March 2006
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'Telephone triage' is 'risky business' for nurses.
CASE ON POINT: Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. v. Ayon-Alexandre, No. H 028061 (Cal.App. Dist.6 3/7/06)
ISSUE: There is an inordinate amount of risk in attempting to assess a patient by telephone. However, the very nature of a hospital's telephone help line puts nurses mannin...See the full content of this document
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