Effect of Educational Guidelines on Critical Care Nurses' Performance regarding Emergency Triage | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Volume 15, Issue 4, December 2024, Page 2005-2018 PDF (535.35 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2024.417760 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Nagwa Ibrahim Abbas Ghoneim1; Eman Mohammed Rashad Ahmed Behiry2; Manal Mohamed Ahmed Ayed3; Amany Sayed Eweas Mohamed4; Naglaa Gamal Eldien Abdelhafez Hariedy5 | ||||
| 1Lecturer of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Lecturer in nursing education, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University | ||||
| 3Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University | ||||
| 4Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Beni Suef University, Egypt. | ||||
| 5Assistance professor in Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Providing critical care to trauma patients is the responsibility of emergency nurses worldwide, with the aim of lowering injury-related mortality and disability. Unprofessional triage might have unfavorable effects. A critical care nurse should be well educated and skilled in emergency nursing care, emergency triage, and decision-making. Triage training is a crucial component of emergency nursing education.. Aim of study: The study aimed to evaluate the effect of educational guidelines on critical care nurses' performance regarding emergency triage. Design: A Quasi-experimental (pre, post-test design) used to achieve the aim of this study. Setting: The study was conducted in emergency care unit at Sohag University Hospital. Subjects: A convenient sample of 50 nurses who included all available nurses in the previous mentioned setting. Data collection tools: I: Nurses' Knowledge Assessment Questionnaire which included; demographic characteristics, and nurses' knowledge regarding emergency triage, II- Nurses' Triage Competencies Observational Checklists, and III- Nurses' Attitude Measuring Scale. Results: The study showed that, there were improvements in nurses' knowledge, attitude, and practice mean scores regarding emergency triage with a statistically significant difference detected between nurses' knowledge mean scores post- educational guidelines than pre- educational guidelines at P value < 0.001. also, there was a statistically significant correlation between total knowledge and attitude scores, total knowledge, and practice scores, total practices, and attitude regarding emergency triage pre and post- educational guidelines at p<0.001. Conclusion: The study findings concluded that educational guidelines have a positive effect on critical care nurses' performance regarding emergency triage. Also, there was a significant positive correlation between total level of knowledge and level of practice and attitude. Recommendation: On-going and regular in –services educational programs regarding emergency triage should be included in the critical care nurses' performance. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Emergency triage; Nurses' Performance; Educational guideline | ||||
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