What it means
An everyday word used in priority questions and rationales: one need outranks another when it must come first. For example, a threat to the airway outranks pain, and a sudden change in a client outranks an expected finding.
At a glance
| Everyday words | be more important than |
|---|---|
| Also written | outranks, outranked, outranking |
Related terms
clinical judgment
The way a nurse notices, makes sense of and acts on information about a client to decide on the best care.
triage
Sorting clients by how urgently they need care, to decide who is seen first.