Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

Assessment of Knowledge and Performance Regarding Triage Among Nurses Working in Emergency Unit-Al Dawadmi General Hospital: A Cross Sectional Study

Walaa Ahmad Eisa1 , Awatif Alhmeidi Alenizi2 , Entesar-makhlouf3 (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Oct 2020

Abstract

Five experts validated the contents of the tools and tested for reliability, using Cronbach’s alpha, thetool correlation coefficient was 0.79. The majority of participants (74.46%) were in the age group of <30 years. More than half of the studied subjects (59.57) are male. The majority of them have BSc andabout 70.21% work experience for more than five years. Only 72.34% of them had not attended any formof workshops about Triage. 70.2% of them knowing the purpose of triage, 91.2 % know color used innonurgent situations, while 91.5% not know the time of Triage.93.6% of them not know the importance ofurine analysis in the triage unit. The majority of them (80.90 %) strongly agree that hospital Triage is good.knowledge about triage is a key in triage decision making. The study findings revealed that there were stilldeficits in the triaging knowledge and skills of nurses.

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