Subjects will be recruited the triage nurses using the JTAS in emergency department. This study will divide subjects into two groups.
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Subjects have experienced in triage for 2 years or more and less than 5 years, have experienced in nurse for 5 years or more and less than 20 years. Moreover, subjects had participated in the triage seminar. Also subjects have used triage tool with the JTAS on a daily basis.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exception criteria were as follows; except certified nurse specialist of critical care nursing and Japanese nurse practitioner.Subjects do not have chance of acuity decision on a daily basis.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary endpoint will establish the inter-rater reliability of the results on practice cases in each group. In addition, the secondary endpoint will establish the inter-rater reliability of the results on practice cases in each urgency criteria. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| At first, the Visual Analog Scale which can be indicator of subjective evaluation will be employed to measure usability of each triage tool. Secondary, the total time taken to solve practice cases is related between the ESI and the JTAS. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kansai University of Social Welfare Faculty of Nursing