Samira Delnavaz1, Hadi Hassankhani2, Fariborz Roshangar3, Abbas Dadashzadeh4, Parvin Sarbakhsh5, Mansour Ghafourifard3, Eskandar Fathiazar6. 1. Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. 2. Center of Qualitative Studies, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. 3. Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. 4. Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Road Traffic Injury Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Electronic address: dadashzadeha@tbzmed.ac.ir. 5. Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. 6. Education & Psychology Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Quick and accurate triage of patients in the emergency department is a key factor for successful management of the emergency situations and ensuring the quality of care. Moreover, triage skills education is one of the important aspects of preparedness of nurses for different emergency situations. The objective of this study was to compare the effect of educating emergency severity index (ESI) triage using lecture and role-playing on the knowledge and practice of nursing students. METHODS: This experimental study was conducted in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz, Iran, in 2016. In this study, 56 nursing students were selected by convenience sampling method and were randomly divided into two groups. Triage scenarios were taught and presented in two ways by using lecture or role-playing method. One month later, the post-test was taken. Data were collected using a questionnaire assessing the knowledge and practice of ESI and were analysed using SPSS (version 21). RESULTS: The mean knowledge and practice scores in both groups improved significantly (p < 0.05). The post-test score showed a significant difference between the two groups, and the mean score was higher in the role-playing group compared with that of the lecture group (p < 0.05). DISCUSSION: The results showed the effectiveness of both educational methods on students' learning. However, the role-playing method was more effective than the lecture method and is recommended for triage education. In addition, according to the importance of triage, developing the theoretical and practical education courses for nursing students is recommended.
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INTRODUCTION: Quick and accurate triage of patients in the emergency department is a key factor for successful management of the emergency situations and ensuring the quality of care. Moreover, triage skills education is one of the important aspects of preparedness of nurses for different emergency situations. The objective of this study was to compare the effect of educating emergency severity index (ESI) triage using lecture and role-playing on the knowledge and practice of nursing students. METHODS: This experimental study was conducted in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz, Iran, in 2016. In this study, 56 nursing students were selected by convenience sampling method and were randomly divided into two groups. Triage scenarios were taught and presented in two ways by using lecture or role-playing method. One month later, the post-test was taken. Data were collected using a questionnaire assessing the knowledge and practice of ESI and were analysed using SPSS (version 21). RESULTS: The mean knowledge and practice scores in both groups improved significantly (p < 0.05). The post-test score showed a significant difference between the two groups, and the mean score was higher in the role-playing group compared with that of the lecture group (p < 0.05). DISCUSSION: The results showed the effectiveness of both educational methods on students' learning. However, the role-playing method was more effective than the lecture method and is recommended for triage education. In addition, according to the importance of triage, developing the theoretical and practical education courses for nursing students is recommended.
Authors: Cecilia Biasibetti Soster; Fernando Anschau; Nicole Hertzog Rodrigues; Luana Gabriela Alves da Silva; André Klafke Journal: Rev Lat Am Enfermagem Date: 2022