An ED nurse is triaging patients according to the Emergency Severity Index (ESI) . When assigning patients to a triage level, the nurse will consider the patients acuity as well as what other variable?
A) The likelihood of a repeat visit to the ED in the next 7 days
B) The resources that the patient is likely to require
C) The patients or insurers ability to pay for care
D) Whether the patient is known to ED staff from previous visits
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