Factors influencing the classification accuracy of triage nurses in emergency department: analysis of triage nurses' characteristics.

IF 3.1 2区医学 Q1 NURSING

BMC Nursing Pub Date : 2024-10-17 DOI:10.1186/s12912-024-02334-9

Yon Hee Seo, Kangbum Lee, Kyeongmin Jang

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Abstract

Background: Triage nurses play a vital role in emergency departments (Eds), with the accuracy of the triage nurse significantly impacting patient care and departmental efficiency. However, there is a lack of exploration into whether the time it takes for triage nurses to triage patients affects accuracy.

Method: This study analyzed the electronic medical records of 787 patients and the characteristics of triage nurses, using statistical methods to determine factors affecting classification accuracy. Data were collected from a single general hospital between November 1 and November 30, 2023.

Results: Findings revealed an 84.9% accuracy rate. Longer clinical experience (p = .001, CI = 1.094-2.052), as well as extended classification time (p = .002, CI = 1.338-2.916), significantly improved accuracy. Age and gender had no notable effect.

Conclusion: Enhancing triage nurse experience and allowing adequate classification time can improve accuracy, optimizing patient care and ED operations.

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影响急诊科分诊护士分类准确性的因素：对分诊护士特点的分析。

背景：分诊护士在急诊科（Eds）中发挥着重要作用，分诊护士的准确性对患者护理和科室效率有着重大影响。然而，分诊护士分诊病人所花费的时间是否会影响分诊的准确性，目前还缺乏这方面的研究：本研究分析了 787 名患者的电子病历和分诊护士的特征，采用统计方法确定影响分诊准确性的因素。数据收集于 2023 年 11 月 1 日至 11 月 30 日期间的一家综合医院：研究结果显示，准确率为 84.9%。临床经验越长（p = .001，CI = 1.094-2.052），分类时间越长（p = .002，CI = 1.338-2.916），准确率越高。年龄和性别没有明显影响：结论：提高分诊护士的经验并给予足够的分诊时间可提高准确性，从而优化患者护理和急诊室的运营。

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BMC Nursing Nursing-General Nursing

CiteScore

3.90

自引率

6.20%

发文量

317

审稿时长

30 weeks

期刊介绍： BMC Nursing is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of nursing research, training, education and practice.