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Abstract
Triage in the emergency department and at the intensive care units is necessary to prioritize management according to the severity of a patient’s condition, triage nurse is a critical member of the triage team, and their knowledge and practice directly affect triage process. Aim: This study aimed to assess critical care nurses’ knowledge and practice regarding triage system. Design: A descriptive exploratory research design was utilized in this study. Sample: A convenient sample of (69) adult nurses from both genders working in the emergency department and the emergency intensive care units was involved in this study. Setting: Data were collected from emergency department and emergency intensive care department affiliated to Ain-Shams Specialized Hospital. Tools: three tools were used for data collection (I) Nurses knowledge assessment questionnaire, (II) Nurses’ performance observational check list, (III) Questionnaire to assess Factors affecting critical care nurses regarding triage system. Results: This study revealed that (68.1%) of the studied subjects had satisfactory level of knowledge, while (65.2%) had satisfactory level of practice, and the high contributing factor was in the performance appraisal dimension with (92.8%) of them assured the need for hospital administration support for application of triage system Conclusion: this study concluded that about two third of the study subjects had satisfactory level of knowledge about triage system and two third of them had satisfactory level of practice regarding triage system, and There was a positive correlation between total level of knowledge scores and total level of practice scores. Recommendation: Planning for continuous training program to emergency health team regarding triage and triage process.