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(K109) Assessment of Knowledge of Hospital Triage among Nurses in the Emergency Department of Zahedan University Hospitals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2017

Amir Mirhaghi ,
Hassan Sharifi ,
Masood Roudbari ,
Mitra Kakhki ,
Fatemeh Elahidoost ,
Fatemeh Sancholi ,
Maryam Kamrani  and
Samaneh Basavand
Amir Mirhaghi
Affiliation:
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Iranshahr, Iran
Hassan Sharifi
Affiliation:
Mashad University of Medical Sciences, Mashad, Iran
Masood Roudbari
Affiliation:
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
Mitra Kakhki
Affiliation:
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
Fatemeh Elahidoost
Affiliation:
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
Fatemeh Sancholi
Affiliation:
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
Maryam Kamrani
Affiliation:
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
Samaneh Basavand
Affiliation:
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
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Abstract

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Background:

Triage in emergency departments is performed by nurses. In recent years, hospital triage has developed in Iran, and few studies have addressed nurses' competency in triage. Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge of nurses about triage in hospitals of Sistan-va-Balouchestan state in Iran.

Methods:

A survey was conducted among nurses in emergency departments (n = 10). The questionnaire was composed of factual knowledge questions about triage (n = 15) and triage decision-making questions (n = 10). Seventy nurses working in hospitals in Sistan-va-Balouchestan state participated. The questionnaire reliability was 0.60 using the test-re-test method. Content validity was considered based on Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale.

Results:

The response rate was 68% (70/102). Nurses proved to be unfamiliar with triage. Only 28% of their responses were correct. Only three emergency departments have specified special nurses to perform triage. Inter-rater agreement between nurses for all was r = 0.56 and for each nurse was r = 0.12.

Conclusions:

Emergency departments were not committed to a valid, reliable triage scale. Specialized education about hospital triage with a new approach is recommended. Further research on emergency department triage scales, standards, and guidelines is recommended.

Keywords

assessmentcompetencyeducationemergency departmentIranknowledgenursetrainingtriage
Type
Poster Presentations—Triage
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 24 , supplement S1: Abstracts of Scientific and Invited Papers 16th World Congress for Disaster and Emergency Medicine , February 2009 , pp. s141 - s142
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2009