Evaluate Factors Associated With Hospital Triage Decision Making At Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching, Hospital, Bauchi

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The study investigated the factors associated with hospital triage decision making. Two objectives and two research questions guided the study and tested two alternative hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted survey research design. The research was conducted in the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital. The population of the study was four hundred fifty (450) nursing staff (Diploma RN, B.Sc, M.Sc and Others). The sample size was seventy six (76) respondents; this was determined using Taro Yamane formula. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire developed by the researcher from literature reviewed. Three experts validated the instrument while split-half method was used to determine the internal consistency of the items and reliability co -efficient of 0.822 was obtained, indicating that the instrument is reliable for the study. The instrument was administered by the researcher and four research assistants. Descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while inferential statistics of Pearson Correlation was used to test the alternative hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that a high extent of triage knowledge among nurses in in Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital. Hypotheses analysis of data from the study showed there is no significance difference between age and training level and also between triage room experience and triage skills among nurses in in Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital. Further hypothesis analysis of data revealed that there was a significant difference between training and skill level and also nursing work experience and triage knowledge among nurses. It was recommended that the hospital administrative give more emphases about nursing turn over and incentives for nurses who work ED, because reasons for ED triage quality decline is associated with high tur

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