DATA ANALYSIS
DATA ANALYSIS
after the intervention (p = 0.004) and the second and third
Statistical analyzes were used to analyze the data
months after the intervention (p = 0.252). This means
which, so the type of data were: descriptive statistics as
that the information obtained during the workshop has
demographic information in the demographic table and
been steady and stable enough (Table 2). The results
analytical statistics were used in Frequency distribution
of paired t-test showed a significant difference (p =
table, relative distribution table and paired t-test. In all
0.001) between the mean scores of the month before the
data calculations, version 16 of SPSS software was used.
intervention and the first month, before the intervention, and the second (p = 0.001) month before the intervention
RESULTS
and the third month after the intervention. This means
that the use of information from the workshop has been
participants
steady and stable (Table 3).
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Table 2: Comparison of Mean Scores of Triage Nursing Practical Skills Assessment Form through Direct Observation (DOPS) of the previous month and the first, second and third months after intervention
difference in
The result of study by using paired
Time of intervention
Average
averages
Standard deviation
t-test
Previous month
The first month later
1.95 P= 0.001
The first month later
The second month later
The second month later
The third month later
93.41 1.44 p= 0.252
Table 3: Comparison of Mean Scores of Triage Nursing Practical Skills Assessment Form through Direct Observation (DOPS) of the previous month and the first, second and third months before intervention
time of
Average
difference in
Standard
The result of study by using
paired t-test
Previous month
The first month
Previous month
The second month 92.95 331
Previous month
The third month
DISCUSSION
these results are consistent with the study of Meybodi et al., 2014 carried out in Iran. In this study, knowledge,
The present study was conducted with the general
and practice of nurses were improved by the training
purpose of “determining the effect of using emergency
of triage workshop through using the emergency
deterioration tool on the performance of nurses”. The
deterioration profile improved [12] . The results of this
sample in the study on determining the performance of
study are in line with the Khazaei et al. 2014 study
nurses was all male. From age-old point view, they were
conducted in Iran [13] . In this study, after triage education,
in all age groups. The results of this study showed that
the deterioration profile of the PBL showed a significant
nurses’ performance was significantly changed before
increase in the triage nursing function (p = 0.001) and
using the emergency deterioration tool and the first
also reduced triage time nurses (p = 0.001). Also, the
month after using the emergency deterioration index .
results of the study are in line with the study of the study
However, after applying the emergency deterioration
(Haghdost et al. 2010) in Iran. This study also showed
index there was no significant difference between the
that triage training to emergency nurses significantly
results of the first and second months (p = 0.004) and the
increased awareness and performance of emergency
second and third months . so, it can be stated that after
nurses.
intervention by enhancing the performance of triage nurses, the performance of nurses has been stabilized.
CONCLUSION
The results of this comparison are in line with the Hay 2001 study conducted in Occupied Palestine [11]
The results of the analysis of the findings show that
. Also,
training of triage by using the emergency deterioration
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