Effectiveness Of Perceived Self-efficacy Promoting Program for Knowledge Attitude and Skill of Triage on Patient with Cerebral Vascular Disease Traige Kamalasai Hospital, Kamalasai District, Kalasin Province

Abstract

This quasi-experimental research employed a pre-posttest design to examine the effectiveness of a self-efficacy enhancement program on emergency stroke patient triage behaviors among nurses at Kamalasai Hospital, Kamalasai District, Kalasin Province. The study sample consisted of 31 registered nurses working in the emergency department at Kamalasai Hospital from August to November 2024. Participants were selected using purposive sampling. Data were collected using a knowledge assessment, an attitude questionnaire, and a skill evaluation form for stroke patient triage. Paired t-tests were used for data analysis.

The results showed that, before the intervention, the mean knowledge score was at a moderate level ( = 6.98), the attitude score was also moderate ( = 4.07), and the skill score was high (  = 23.66). After the intervention, the mean knowledge score increased to a high level (  = 8.35), the attitude score also increased to a high level (  = 4.43), and the skill score remained high ( = 27.64). The analysis of mean score differences indicated that there was no significant difference in knowledge and skill scores before and after the intervention. However, the attitude scores showed a statistically significant improvement (ρ < 0.05).

These findings suggest that the self-efficacy enhancement program can effectively improve nurses' attitudes toward emergency stroke triage. Therefore, this program should be implemented to further enhance the effectiveness of triage practices among nurses.