Journal of emergency nursing : JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Triage tool inter-rater reliability: a comparison of live versus paper case scenarios.
Published studies of triage scale inter-rater reliability assessment have been conducted mostly using paper case scenarios. ⋯ There is moderate to high agreement between live cases and paper case scenarios, and the inter-rater reliabilities, although significantly different, are acceptable in both cases. It is impossible to determine which triage setting provides a more accurate triage score but paper case scenarios generally receive lower triage scores than live cases.
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As a result of Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005, ED nurses were faced with chaos during and after the storm. The purpose of this pilot study was to determine if emergency nurses have experienced signs and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of working in an emergency department of the New Orleans metropolitan area during and immediately after Hurricane Katrina. ⋯ To combat consequences of long-term effects of PTSD, hospital administrators must offer adequate treatment to employees. Further research is needed to expand the sample and gain a wider perspective on PTSD symptoms in nurses who worked during the Hurricane.