Factors influencing consistency of triage using the Australasian Triage Scale: implications for guideline development.
Emerg Med Australas
; 21(4): 277-85, 2009 Aug.
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the influence of the nurse, the type of patient presentation and the level of hospital service on consistency of triage using the Australasian Triage Scale. METHODS: A secondary analysis of survey data was conducted. The main study was undertaken to measure the reliability of 237 scenarios for inclusion in a national training programme. Nurses were recruited from a quota sample of Australian ED according to peer group. Analysis was performed to determine concordance: the percentage of responses in the modal triage category. Analysis of variance (anova) and Pearson correlations were used to investigate associations between the explanatory variables and concordance. RESULTS: A total of 42/50 (84%) participants returned questionnaires, providing 9946 scenario responses for analysis. Significant differences in concordance were observed by variables describing the type of patient presentation and level of urgency. Mean scores for the comparison group (adult pain; 70.7%) were higher than the groups involving a mental health or pregnancy presentations (61.4%; P
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Triaje
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Competencia Clínica
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Enfermería de Urgencia
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Servicio de Urgencia en Hospital
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Personal de Enfermería
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Emerg Med Australas
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA DE EMERGENCIA
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Australia
Pais de publicación:
Australia
Texto completo:
1
Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Triaje
/
Competencia Clínica
/
Enfermería de Urgencia
/
Servicio de Urgencia en Hospital
/
Personal de Enfermería
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
/
Observational_studies
/
Prevalence_studies
/
Prognostic_studies
/
Qualitative_research
/
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
/
Female
/
Humans
/
Male
/
Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Emerg Med Australas
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA DE EMERGENCIA
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Australia
Pais de publicación:
Australia