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ArticleTurkish journal of emergency medicine

Results of an advanced nursing triage protocol in emergency departments.

Songül Biskin Çetin, Oktay Eray, Sengül Erdal Akiner, Meral Gözkaya, Özlem Yigit

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Article in Turkish journal of emergency medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Songül Biskin ÇetinDepartment of Surgical Nursing, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0003-1174-9124
Oktay ErayDepartments of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-1643-6007
Sengül Erdal AkinerDepartment of Emergency, Akdeniz University Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-8501-4342
Meral GözkayaDepartment of Emergency, Akdeniz University Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-5892-5327
Özlem YigitDepartments of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-3703-7590
Akdeniz University Hospital · TRAkdeniz University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe increasing number of patients admitted to emergency departments (EDs) and overcrowding of EDs lead to a global problem. Advanced nursing triage is an important solution in facilitating patient and time management, also increasing the efficiency of the ED. This study was conducted to predict the possible effects of applying advanced nursing triage modeling with predetermined protocols during the current nursing triage in the ED.

methodsThis was a descriptive and cross-sectional study. An advanced "triage assessment protocol," which was developed previously, was hypothetically applied for 5 days by triage nurses in the adult ED of a university hospital. The hypothetical application was tested by triage nurses in all shifts. The nurses recorded the examination or treatment options which they thought to apply for the patient on the study form. The data recorded on the advanced triage evaluation protocol form by the triage nurses were compared with the patient outcomes and physician examination/treatment requests in the Hospital Information Management System by the researchers.

resultsIn the study, it was determined that the rate of examination/treatment that could be requested according to the advanced nursing triage protocol was 46%. There were a good level of agreement on X-ray and a moderate level of agreement on urinary test and urinary beta- Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) test between physicians and triage nurses regarding examination/treatment requests. In addition, it was found that there was a 61.2% of agreement on decisions made for patients aged between 18 and 35. The rate of agreement between doctors and nurses regarding a gluco-stick request for patients admitted outside the prime time (92.2%) was found to be significantly higher (87.9%) than for patients admitted during prime time (

conclusion"Advanced triage" practices recommended for busy EDs were tested "hypothetically" at the national level due to the lack of legal regulations and were found to be compatible with the actual results of physicians' practices at an acceptable level, especially for selected medical conditions. The method used in this study can be useful in planning the transition to "advanced triage" practices. These results can show the readiness of nurses for the transition to this practice.

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Advanced triageclinical decision-makingemergency departmentsemergency nursing

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