Construction of learning objectives and content for emergency triage nurses in tertiary general hospitals: A Delphi study

Aim

To construct learning objectives and educational content for emergency triage nurses based on core competencies.

Background

The core competencies of emergency triage nurses has an impact on the quality of medical services and patient treatment outcomes. However, research on learning objectives and educational content aimed at cultivating the core competencies of emergency triage nurses is limited.

Design

A Delphi study.

Methods

To develop a draft of the teaching objectives and content for emergency triage nurses based on core competencies, a literature review, semistructured interviews and expert group meetings were conducted. Then, 24 experts were invited to provide feedback on the draft and suggest revisions through two rounds of Delphi consultation.

Results

Consensus was reached on six core competencies, 30 learning objectives and 43 educational contents. The response rate for the two rounds of expert questionnaires was 100 %, with 79.2 % and 54.2 % of the experts providing feedback in the first and second rounds, respectively. The judgement coefficient (Ca) was 0.910, the familiarity coefficient (Cs) was 0.917 and the authority coefficient (Cr) was 0.914. The Kendall's W coefficients for the two rounds of expert inquiry were 0.321 and 0.334, indicating a statistically significant difference (P<0.05).

Conclusions

Constructing learning objectives and educational content for emergency triage nurses based on core competencies is scientific and reliable and can provide a reference for the training and management of emergency triage nurses.