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is there a link between nurses personal characteristics and accuracy in triage decisions?

April 26, 2017characteristics decisions link nurses triage

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is there a link between nurses personal characteristics and accuracy in triage decisions?

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INTRODUCTION: A common task of registered nurses is to perform emergency department triage, often using an especially designed triage scale in their assessment. However, little information is available about the factors that promote the quality of these decisions. This study investigated personal characteristics of registered nurses and the accuracy in their acuity ratings of patient scenarios. METHODS: Using the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS), 423 registered nurses from 48 (62%) Swedish emergency departments individually triaged 18 patient scenarios. RESULTS: The registered nurses’ percentage of accurate acuity ratings was 58%, with a range from 22% to 89% accurate acuity ratings per registered nurse. In total, 60.3% of the registered nurses accurately triaged the scenarios in 50-69% of the cases. No relationship was found between personal characteristics of the registered nurses and their ability to triage. DISCUSSION: The lack of a relationship between personal characterist