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Citation

Abbas D, Farahnaz A, Azad R, Morteza G. Iran. J. Crit. Care Nurs. 2014; 6(4): 269-276.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Nursing Faculty, Baqiyatalah University of Medical Sciences)

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Abstract

AIMS: Triage is the most important measures in the emergency department. Accurate triage decision has a significant impact on patients' outcomes. The aim of the present study was to investigate the factors influencing triage decision making in the emergency departments.

METHODS: All physicians (N=22) and nurses (N=135) in 18 emergency departments of Tabriz hospitals participated in this descriptive study. For data collection a questionnaire was used that assessed staff and non-staff related factors (including patients and emergency department related factors) that influencing triage decision making. Social- Demographic and professional information of staff was assessed by a checklist. Data analysis was performed by SPSS statistical software and descriptive statistics.

RESULTS: The most important factors in staff related factors were experience and skill in non-staff factors related to patient vital signs and type of injury; and in non-staff factors related to ward were overcrowding and probability of injury to the patient. Also, it was found that the basis of decision-taking regarding staff and non- staff factors related to patient was correct, but this basis regarding none-staff factors related to the ward was incorrect.

CONCLUSION: The results showed that the quality of triage decision-making among staff working in emergency departments can be improved by enhancing the quality of clinical wards' structure.


Language: en

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