Abstract
ObjectiveThis study was aimed to assess knowledge and skills of triage and associated factors among nurses in emergency department of Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, South Ethiopia. Institutional based cross-sectional study design was conducted among 101 nurses from March 1–30, 2018. The data was coded and entered to SPSS version 22.0. Descriptive statistics was done and Chi square test was done to show the association between independent variables and dependent variable.ResultsAmong the study participants, 57.4% were female and 87% were in age group of ≤ 30 years. 51.5% had low triage knowledge scores, with the mean score being 9.54 (SD = 2.317), 76.2% perceived their overall triage skill to be at good level, with mean score 95.75 (SD = 9.562). Working experience of study participants (χ2 = 15.204, p < .01), Educational level of study participant (χ2 = 22.148, p < .01) and triage experience (χ2 = 13.638, p < .01) were factors associated with triage knowledge. Working experience (χ2 = 7.944, p < .05) and triage experience (χ2 = 6.264, p < .05) were factors associated with triage skill.
Highlights
Emergency department (ED) generally provides immediate care for 24 h every day
Among the study participants, 57.4% were female and 87% were in age group of ≤ 30 years. 51.5% had low triage knowledge scores, with the mean score being 9.54 (SD = 2.317), 76.2% perceived their overall triage skill to be at good level, with mean score 95.75 (SD = 9.562)
This study revealed that 48.5% of triage nurses were found with poor knowledge of triage and 23.8% of study participants perceived they as inadequately prepared for triage skill
Summary
Emergency department (ED) generally provides immediate care for 24 h every day. The erratic numbers of patients coming to ED suffer from various conditions with unknown severity, urgency, and definite diagnosis [1]. The patients who are suffering from life threatening conditions, such as cardiac arrest, airway obstruction, and shock should be prioritized to provide them an early immediate care to save their lives. Triage is putting the patient in the right place at the right time to receive the right level of care and the. Another study from Tanzania across revealed that 52% and 58% of the respondents involved in the study failed to allocate proper patient’s triage category and had no knowledge on waiting time limits for patients’ triaged categories [3]
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