This is a descriptive cross-sectional study attempted to be used as basic data to develop a mental health promotion program to prevent job stress and burnout of triage nurses in the emergency department in general hospitals by identifying factors affe...
This is a descriptive cross-sectional study attempted to be used as basic data to develop a mental health promotion program to prevent job stress and burnout of triage nurses in the emergency department in general hospitals by identifying factors affecting job stress and burnout of emergency department triage nurses in the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants of this study were 133 triage nurses in the emergency department of general hospitals and tertiary hospitals, and the data collection period was from May 14, 2022, to June 13, 2022. The measurement variables of this study were job stress and burnout, and data analysis was performed using the IBM SPSS 26.0 program to verify t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe verification, and multiple linear regression. The study found that the more often triage nurses had to explain to patients that they cannot provide treatment due to the absence of an isolation room per work (B=.013, p=.014) the more job stress caused. In addition, the more personal protective gear was worn when classifying patients (B=.314, p=.008) the severer burnout was found. In conclusion, institutional support should be provided to reduce the number of triage nurses explaining to patients and protectors that treatment is impossible due to the absence of an isolation room during the new pandemic period, and measures are needed to reduce the inconvenience caused by wearing personal protective equipment.