The effect of triage training on the performance of triage nurses and emergency medical staff of Iranshahr
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS) - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 9
Abstract
One of the important concepts of management and decision making in emergency conditions is triage that is used continuously by nurses and technicians of medical emergencies, so training triage to the above groups is regarded among the essential issues. This study was performed aiming to investigate the impact of training triage on the performance of triage nurses and the staff of medical emergencies. In this semi-experimental study 35 triage nurses and technicians of medical emergencies were studied as pretest and posttest. The sample size of patients was 78 people. The tools included demographic form and triage form as Emergency Severity Index (ESI) method. The data was analyzed by using SPSS software version 16. The findings indicated positive impact of training triage on the performance of nurses and the staff of medical emergencies. Before the intervention, the triage nurses and the staff of medical emergencies triaged properly the patient, as 33 (42.3%), and 28 (35.9%) respectively, that after the study this figure for the triage nurses and the staff of medical emergencies increased to 72 (92.3%), and 60 (76.9%) respectively, indicating significant difference (P<0.001). The findings showed that training triage has impacted on the performance of triage nurses and the staff of medical emergencies. Regarding the results of this research and the importance of triage, the development of triage training courses is suggested.
Authors and Affiliations
Mohammad Ebrahimi| Msc of Nursing, Department of Nursing, Iranshahr University of Medical Sciences, Iranshahr, Iran, Nezar Ghanbarzehi| Msc of Nursing, Department of Nursing, Iranshahr University of Medical Sciences, Iranshahr, Iran, Corresponding Author: N.ghanbarzahi@yahoo.com, Zaytoon Ghanbarzahi Gorgich| BSN, Iranshahr University of Medical Sciences, Iranshahr, Iran, Fatemeh Darban| Msc of Nursing, Department of Nursing, Iranshahr University of Medical Sciences, Iranshahr, Iran, Fatemeh shirzadi| Msc of Nursing, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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