Background:Triage remains a cornerstone of emergency care,both in the context of large-scale disasters and within everyday hospital emergency departments.It is a process of sorting and prioritizing patients based on t...Background:Triage remains a cornerstone of emergency care,both in the context of large-scale disasters and within everyday hospital emergency departments.It is a process of sorting and prioritizing patients based on their illness or injury severity.This prioritization ensures that those in most critical need receive timely medical intervention,potentially saving lives and improving their overall prognosis.Therefore,we assessed the nurses’knowledge regarding triage to identify the level of required ongoing training and education to ensure accurate assessments and optimal patient outcomes in hospital care.Methods:A descriptive,cross-sectional study with a convenience sampling method was conducted in three main teaching hospitals in Al-Najaf city from December 2023 till April 2024.A specially prepared questionnaire was used to collect the required data from 70 nurses working in those hospitals.Results:findings showed that(62.9%)were females.Along with this(60%)of the total do not have training courses on triage.In concern knowledge,nurses exhibited poor knowledge(47.14%)and moderate knowledge(50%)about triage.Furthermore,the overall nurses’knowledge concerning triage was not associated with nurses'demographic data(P>0.05).Conclusion:The study concluded that the majority of nurses had overall poor to moderate knowledge of triage,which is a poor finding,and there was a high association between nurses’knowledge and training courses on triage.展开更多
文摘Background:Triage remains a cornerstone of emergency care,both in the context of large-scale disasters and within everyday hospital emergency departments.It is a process of sorting and prioritizing patients based on their illness or injury severity.This prioritization ensures that those in most critical need receive timely medical intervention,potentially saving lives and improving their overall prognosis.Therefore,we assessed the nurses’knowledge regarding triage to identify the level of required ongoing training and education to ensure accurate assessments and optimal patient outcomes in hospital care.Methods:A descriptive,cross-sectional study with a convenience sampling method was conducted in three main teaching hospitals in Al-Najaf city from December 2023 till April 2024.A specially prepared questionnaire was used to collect the required data from 70 nurses working in those hospitals.Results:findings showed that(62.9%)were females.Along with this(60%)of the total do not have training courses on triage.In concern knowledge,nurses exhibited poor knowledge(47.14%)and moderate knowledge(50%)about triage.Furthermore,the overall nurses’knowledge concerning triage was not associated with nurses'demographic data(P>0.05).Conclusion:The study concluded that the majority of nurses had overall poor to moderate knowledge of triage,which is a poor finding,and there was a high association between nurses’knowledge and training courses on triage.
