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Triage av barn på akutmottagning
Halmstad University, School of Social and Health Sciences (HOS).
2011 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Pediatric triage in emergency department (English)
Abstract [sv]

Beslutsprocessen vid triage är komplex och triageprocessen bör utföras noggrant. Vid akuta situationer måste snabba beslut tas, oftast med lite information. Det ska under kort tid samlas in data genom observation, frågor och kontroll av vitalparametrar. Syftet med studien var att belysa faktorer som påverkar sjuksköterskans triagering av barn på akutmottagning. Studien genomfördes som en litteraturstudie där 13 vetenskapliga artiklar analyserades. I resultatet framkom fyra kategorier: kompetens och erfarenhet hos sjuksköterskan vid triagering av barn, faktorer relaterat till barn och vitalparametrar vid triagering av barn, sjusköterskans kommunikation med barn och närstående vid triagering och beslutsstöd i form av triagesystem. Kontrollen av vitalparametrarna är en grund i triagering men den kan utgöra en otillförlitlig bas för en korrekt triagebedömning. Stor utmaning är i att identifiera avvikande vitalparametrar och ha kunskap om utveckling och beteende relaterat till barnets utvecklingsnivå. Triagering av barn ställer speciella krav på triagesjuksköterskan och på de triagesystem som används. Genom att tydliggöra sjuksköterskans kunskap och skapa en förståelse kring triagering av barn uppmärksammas barnets behov. Vårdverksamheten behöver satsa på utbildning och utveckling av ett triagesystem för barn för att öka patientsäkerheten. Ytterligare forskning behövs om vilka faktorer som påverkar sjuksköterskan i bedömningen av det sjuka barnet.

Abstract [en]

To make a triage decision is a complex process that should be conducted carefully. In emergency situations quick decisions must be made, often with little information about the patient. In a short time information about the patient should be collected through observation, questioning and monitoring of vital parameters. The purpose of this study was to elucidate factors that influence the nurse in the triage process of children in the emergency department. The study was conducted as a literature study in which 13 scientific articles were analyzed. The result revealed four categories: skills and experience of the nurse in triaging children, factors related to children and vital parameters in triaging children, the communication between the nurse and the child and relatives during triaging, decision support in form of a triage system. Monitoring of vital parameters sets the ground to the triage decision but it can be an unreliable basis for an accurate triage assessment. A major challenge is to identify abnormal vital parameters and to understand the development and behavior related to the child’s level of development. Triaging of children puts special demands on the triage nurse and the triage system that is used. By elucidating the nurse’s knowledge and by creating an understanding of triaging of children, more attention is drawn to the needs of the child. Health care institutions need to invest in education and development of triage systems for children to improve patient safety. Further research is needed on which factors that affect the nurse in the assessment of the sick child.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2011. , p. 14
Keywords [en]
Triage, Child, Decision, Assessment, Pediatric, Emergency department
Keywords [sv]
Triage, Barn, Akutmottagning, Bedömning, Beslutsfattande, Sjuksköterska
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Medical and Health Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-16474OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-16474DiVA, id: diva2:448963
Subject / course
Nursing
Uppsok
Medicine
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Available from: 2011-10-25 Created: 2011-10-18 Last updated: 2011-10-25Bibliographically approved

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