Triage knowledge and skills among nurses in emergency units of Specialized Hospital in Hawassa, Ethiopia: cross sectional study

Duko, Bereket; Geja, Ephrem; Oltaye, Zewdie; Belayneh, Fanuel; Kedir, Addisu; Gebire, Melese

doi:10.1186/s13104-019-4062-1

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“…The Emergency Nursing Association emphasize the emergency ward of a hospital is an unpredictable environment and a large number of patients with various problems visit, it is essential that emergency nurses have the necessary professional capabilities [15]. Duko et al (2019) state that having knowledge about triage protocols and adequate clinical knowledge in the field of identification of diseases and emergency conditions is the key to prioritizing patients accurately and performing effective and quality triage [16]. regard to prioritizing patients and identifying diseases, they make mistakes in their practice witch, in turn, leads to patients' satisfaction and overcrowding in triage units in the emergency wards of hospitals [17].…”

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Challenges and Barriers Affecting the Quality of Triage in Emergency Departments: A Qualitative Study

Bijani

Khaleghi

2019

GMJ

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Background: Correct and fast triage is the key to successful performance in emergency departments. Various factors can affect the quality of triage; therefore, the present study was conducted to identify and explore the existing challenges in triage units in emergency departments. Materials and Methods: The present study was a qualitative exploratory work conducted via the content analysis approach. Data were collected using in-depth, semi-structured interviews, and focus group interviews. Accordingly, 22 in-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted in with 18 triage nurses and four emergency medicine specialists on a face-to-face basis. Results: The challenges related to triage nurses fall into two subcategories; lack of clinical competency and psychological capabilities. The challenges related to emergency management consist of challenges in human resources management, structural, and performance. Conclusion: The challenges existing in triage units are influenced by factors related to triage nurses and emergency management. Emergency administrators can improve the effectiveness and quality of triaging patients by empowering triage nurses and removing structural problems in triage units.[GMJ.2019;8:e1619]

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Challenges and Barriers Affecting the Quality of Triage in Emergency Departments: A Qualitative Study

Bijani

Khaleghi

2019

GMJ

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“…Various authors have investigated and deliberated on the level of knowledge and skills of nurses working in the ED regarding triage in South Africa [6][7][8][9][10][11]. For instance, Phukubye, Mbombi, and Mothiba [6] reported nurses in the Sekhukhune District of Limpopo Province in South Africa (SA) had an average score on knowledge of triage with poor practical skills.…”

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Strategies to Enhance Knowledge and Practical Skills of Triage amongst Nurses Working in the Emergency Departments of Rural Hospitals in South Africa

Phukubye

Mothiba

2021

IJERPH

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Purpose: Lack of knowledge and practical skills on triage remains a global problem, especially within rural hospitals, and very little is known about enhancing the knowledge and skills of emergency nursing staff in rural hospitals of South Africa. The objective was to describe the perceived strategies for enhancing knowledge and practices of triage among nurses working in the emergency departments (EDs) of rural hospitals in South Africa. Research methods: A descriptive qualitative research design was applied to achieve the research objective. A non-probability sampling method was applied to select 17 professional nurses from rural hospitals. An unstructured face-to-face interview method was used to collect data. Data collected were analyzed using Tesch’s method of data analysis. Results: The study findings highlighted the academic needs of nurses working in the ED of rural hospitals. Two themes emerged from this study; (1) The consistent description of the importance of triage training for emergency unit staff, and (2) The description of measures to enhance triage practices amongst emergency unit staff. Findings indicated that triage knowledge and practice remains a challenge, but with formulated strategies like continuous training by workshops, refresher courses, and offering a training module on triage, evaluation of developed guidelines and benchmarks is often enhanced. Conclusions: The study describes the strategies to enhance the conversion of knowledge and practice of triage amongst nurses working in the ED of rural hospitals. The paper argues that the knowledge and practical skills of nurses working in ED are enhanced through the provision of continuous training as workshops, triage module, evaluating the developed guidelines to implement triage, and benchmarking with other hospitals.

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“…The questions were designed based on a review of literature and nurses' views (qualitative approach) were not considered. Moreover, their questionnaire evaluated only the knowledge and skill of the nurses and the other aspects of the professional competence of triage nurses were ignored [33].. The present questionnaire, however, was developed using a combination of a qualitative approach and a review of literature and the items address a wider range of triage nurses' professional capabilities.…”

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Development and psychometric assessment of the triage nurses’ professional capability questionnaire in the emergency department

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Background: Evaluation of triage nurses' professional capability is integral to identifying potentials for professional development and nurses' educational needs, thus, there is a need for valid instruments to assess their professional capability. The present study was conducted to develop and measure the reliability and validity of a triage nurses' professional capability questionnaire. Methods: This exploratory research was conducted in two stages: in the first stage (the qualitative phase), the concept of professional capability in triage nurses was defined and the items of the questionnaire were developed through conventional content analysis. In the second stage (the quantitative phase), the psychometric properties of the questionnaire were assessed based on analyses of its face validity, content validity, construct validity, internal homogeneity, and consistency. Results: The initial item pool consisted of 90 items, while the final scale was comprised of 35 items. The S-CVI/Ave of the questionnaire was found to be 0.96.The exploratory factor analysis showed that the factor loading of the items was between 0.46-0.89, all of which were significant, and the three dimensions introduced in the main instrument were verified with acceptable values. The overall intraclass correlation coefficient of the instrument was calculated to be 0.90. The reliability of the instrument was assessed in terms of its internal homogeneity where the Cronbach's alpha of the whole instrument was found to be 0.89. Conclusions: The results showed that the questionnaire developed for assessment of triage nurses' professional capability is sufficiently reliable and valid and can be employed by nurse administrators to evaluate triage nurses' professional capability.

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Triage knowledge and skills among nurses in emergency units of Specialized Hospital in Hawassa, Ethiopia: cross sectional study

Cited by 28 publications

References 15 publications

Challenges and Barriers Affecting the Quality of Triage in Emergency Departments: A Qualitative Study

Challenges and Barriers Affecting the Quality of Triage in Emergency Departments: A Qualitative Study

Strategies to Enhance Knowledge and Practical Skills of Triage amongst Nurses Working in the Emergency Departments of Rural Hospitals in South Africa

Development and psychometric assessment of the triage nurses’ professional capability questionnaire in the emergency department

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