TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Factors affecting triage decision-making from the viewpoints of emergency department staff in Tabriz hospitals
JO  - Iranian journal of critical care nursing
A1  - Morteza, Ghojazadeh
A1  - Azad, Rahmani
A1  - Farahnaz, Abdolahzadeh
A1  - Abbas, Dadashzadeh
SP  - 269
EP  - 276
VL  - 6
IS  - 4
N2  - AIMS: Triage is the most important measures in the emergency department. Accurate triage decision has a significant impact on patients' outcomes. The aim of the present study was to investigate the factors influencing triage decision making in the emergency departments. <br><br>METHODS: All physicians (N=22) and nurses (N=135) in 18 emergency departments of Tabriz hospitals participated in this descriptive study. For data collection a questionnaire was used that assessed staff and non-staff related factors (including patients and emergency department related factors) that influencing triage decision making. Social- Demographic and professional information of staff was assessed by a checklist. Data analysis was performed by SPSS statistical software and descriptive statistics. <br><br>RESULTS: The most important factors in staff related factors were experience and skill in non-staff factors related to patient vital signs and type of injury; and in non-staff factors related to ward were overcrowding and probability of injury to the patient. Also, it was found that the basis of decision-taking regarding staff and non- staff factors related to patient was correct, but this basis regarding none-staff factors related to the ward was incorrect. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The results showed that the quality of triage decision-making among staff working in emergency departments can be improved by enhancing the quality of clinical wards' structure.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2008-336X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -