A Survey on Knowledge and Practice Level of the Nursing student about Emergency Severity Index Triage Download PDF

Introduction: Hospital Triage is a part of Emergency Department structure done by emergency nurses, where nurses, with their quick recognition, classify patients based on treatment priority. Therefore, it is necessary that nurses have sufficient knowledge of triage process. There is little information available of the knowledge and practice of students about ESIT. We have conducted this study to determine knowledge and practice level of the nursing student about (ESIT) Materials and Methods: This study is descriptive conducted in 2016 in Nursing & Midwifery Faculty, Tabriz. In this study, we surveyed 100 nursing students through census. We used Emergency Severity Index (ESI) Triage questionnaire to collect data. Data were analyzed using SPSS statistical software and descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings: The mean score of knowledge of students was 7.77 ± 5.36, and mean score of practice was 5.17 ± 2.82, which reflected low levels of knowledge and practice of students in ESIT. The highest score of knowledge was about time to deal with patients. Regarding practice, the highest score was in first level of triage. Discussion and conclusion: Given the low scores of students in ESIT, emphasis on triage in syllabuses of university courses and holding specialized training courses on triage is recommended. Moreover, developing national scale of triage and establishing triage nursing, as a subfield can provide a fertile ground for knowledge-based performance of nurses.