ABSTRACT
Objective To probe into competence situation of the triage nurse in Children's Hospital, so as to provide the reference for the standardized management. Methods A total of 262 triage nurses in more than 20 Children's Hospital from all over the country. Results There were 255 women(97.3%,255/262);the age was(31.5 ± 3.8);among them,245 case were from the tertiary hospital and 17case from the two-levelhospital.Nearly 70.99%(186/262)of subjects had an undergraduate degree. Triage nurses(65.27%,171/262)had a working life of less than or equal to 5 years with the primary title (69.08%, 181/262). About half of the subjects (50.76%,133/262) did not receive professional training. A total of 173 subjects'workplace had a work experience requirements that was more than 2 years.After a comparison of different years of work experience in Two or three level children, the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Nearly 96.18%(252/262)of triage nurses agreed that they should be trained systematically and standardized.Nearly 92.75%(243/262)and 88.17%(231/262)agreed that the triage standards and National or provincial and municipal unified grading standards should be established, respectively. Conclusion It is essential that triage nurses should be trained and assessed systematically, Establishing a comprehensive, high quality and strong triage nursing team to meet the needs of practical work,which is an urgent problem for the hospital administrators.