My third or fourth capstone clinical shift in the ED started out just like any other. My preceptor and I took report, checked on our patients, and tried to plan out the rest of our day. Halfway through our shift, we were assigned to triage. My preceptor had just gotten cleared to triage patients on her own, so she was excited for the day. One of my proudest moments as a nursing student happened in triage just a few moments later. An alert and oriented patient was wheeled into the triage room by his family member- he was in his late 70s or early 80s. He was immunocompromised with cancer and was in active chemotherapy treatment. In triage, one of the first things
you do while establishing a chief complaint is to measure vital signs. He was slightly hypotensive (low 90s/50s) and had a temperature of 102F. We re-checked his temperature to make sure the machine was correct….
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