%0 Journal Article
%T Emergency Nurses’ Understanding of Triage and Resuscitation in Ghana’s Central Region: A Cross-Sectional Study
%A Michael S. Reed
%A Olivia P. Carter
%A Hannah L. Brooks
%A Jonathan A. Price
%J International Journal of Social and Psychological Aspects of Healthcare
%@ 3108-4818
%D 2021
%V 1
%N 1
%R 10.51847/AMnmBNoaVj
%P 204-217
%X Each year, road traffic crashes result in about 1.19 million fatalities worldwide, with low- and middle-income nations bearing 92% of these losses. This research adopted a quantitative, cross-sectional approach. All 65 nurses working in the emergency units of three selected public hospitals in Ghana's Central Region were targeted using a census sampling method. Approval from the relevant ethics body was secured, and the final participants were those who provided consent. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression.

Female nurses displayed markedly greater likelihood of possessing adequate knowledge in resuscitation compared to their male counterparts (AOR = 23.631, p < 0.05). Nonetheless, this exceptionally large adjusted odds ratio warrants careful interpretation due to possible unaccounted confounders. In contrast, nurses with longer tenure in the emergency department showed significantly reduced probabilities of having competent skills in assessment and resuscitation relative to those with under one year of experience (2–3 years: AOR = 0.137; 4–5 years: AOR = 0.045; >5 years: AOR = 0.022; all p < 0.05). This unexpected pattern could indicate that recent graduates retain fresher knowledge of contemporary protocols from their training, while seasoned staff might have limited access to ongoing professional development or tend to adhere to outdated routines not aligned with current evidence-based practices. The investigation highlighted a notable link between gender and resuscitation expertise among participants, with female nursing personnel exhibiting a substantially greater chance of demonstrating appropriate proficiency in this area.
%U https://smerpub.com/article/emergency-nurses-understanding-of-triage-and-resuscitation-in-ghanas-central-region-a-cross-secti-f7k4q3amzbev8bs