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Comparing Emergency Nursing Measures Before and During COVID-19: A Retrospective Study of Assessment, Triage, and
Nofar Misan1, Rachel Wilf-Miron1,2, Mor Saban3
1Department of Health Promotion, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Background:
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted emergency department (ED) operations and patient care. Understanding its effects on nursing processes, triage accuracy, and wait times is pivotal for optimizing outcomes.
Objectives:
This study aimed to analyze the differences in nursing processes, triage accuracy, and wait times before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Design:
A retrospective cohort study.
Methods:
The study analyzed 224 electronic medical records from a single ED, with 120 records from the pre-pandemic period (January 2019-February 2020) and 104 records from the pandemic period (March 2020-March 2021). Dependent variables included missed nursing care per validated scales, triage accuracy per Emergency Severity Index, and wait times for nursing triage and physician examination. Independent factors encompassed sociodemographic, clinical characteristics, and organization dynamics.
Results:
Sociodemographic and clinical profiles were comparable between periods. Triage accuracy remained high except for older patients. Nursing triage wait times differed little, yet physician examination and urgent case waits decreased amidst the pandemic. Nursing documentation completeness, such as recording patient status and mental state, augmented during this crisis period.
Conclusion:
This evaluation identified differences in triage accuracy, wait times, and documentation completeness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic period at a single institution. Patient age and clinical status influenced some metrics. Lessons from comparing precrisis benchmarks to intra-pandemic nursing performance may guide pandemic preparedness strategies. Further research is warranted to optimize emergency processes and outcomes during public health emergencies, as well as examine strategies through multicenter investigations comparing prepandemic to intra-pandemic performance to provide broader insights into challenges and inform efforts to bolster emergency care through future crises.
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