Triage in disasters: A conceptual analysis
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Title
Triage in disasters: A conceptual analysis
Subject
concept analysis, disaster management, disaster triage, nurse,
walker and avant
walker and avant
Description
Background: Disaster triage faces significant challenges due to definitional
conflicts and ambiguities. Conducting a concept analysis of disaster triage
is essential for clarifying its meaning, improving decision-making, ensuring
effective training, and enhancing disaster preparedness for healthcare
professionals.
Purpose: Thus, this study aims to define the concept of disaster triage and
identify its attributes, antecedents, and consequences using Walker and
Avant’s framework.
Methods: The methodology involved a comprehensive literature review
from 2013 to 2024, focusing on nurse-related triage during emergencies and
disasters. Articles were gathered from databases such as Web of Science,
PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar. After screening
the titles, abstracts, and full texts, 30 articles met the inclusion criteria.
Results: Following Walker and Avant’s framework, the concept analysis
revealed that disaster triage is influenced by various antecedents, attributes,
and consequences. Antecedents such as education, working experience,
and disaster training provide the foundation for effective triage practices,
while attributes such as clinical judgment, assessment skills, and effective
communication are crucial in the triage process itself. The consequences of
effective disaster triage include enhanced patient safety and care delivery
efficiency.
Conclusion: In conclusion, this study provides valuable insights that
deepen the understanding of the concept of disaster triage and also provides
valuable guidance for clinical practice and informs future research in the
fields of disaster management and emergency nursing.
conflicts and ambiguities. Conducting a concept analysis of disaster triage
is essential for clarifying its meaning, improving decision-making, ensuring
effective training, and enhancing disaster preparedness for healthcare
professionals.
Purpose: Thus, this study aims to define the concept of disaster triage and
identify its attributes, antecedents, and consequences using Walker and
Avant’s framework.
Methods: The methodology involved a comprehensive literature review
from 2013 to 2024, focusing on nurse-related triage during emergencies and
disasters. Articles were gathered from databases such as Web of Science,
PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar. After screening
the titles, abstracts, and full texts, 30 articles met the inclusion criteria.
Results: Following Walker and Avant’s framework, the concept analysis
revealed that disaster triage is influenced by various antecedents, attributes,
and consequences. Antecedents such as education, working experience,
and disaster training provide the foundation for effective triage practices,
while attributes such as clinical judgment, assessment skills, and effective
communication are crucial in the triage process itself. The consequences of
effective disaster triage include enhanced patient safety and care delivery
efficiency.
Conclusion: In conclusion, this study provides valuable insights that
deepen the understanding of the concept of disaster triage and also provides
valuable guidance for clinical practice and informs future research in the
fields of disaster management and emergency nursing.
Creator
Asih Dewi Setyawati1 , Yu-Ying Lu2*
Source
http://jkp.fkep.unpad.ac.id/index.
php/jkp
php/jkp
Date
April 29, 2025
Contributor
peri irawan
Format
pdf
Language
english
Type
text
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Citation
Asih Dewi Setyawati1 , Yu-Ying Lu2*, “Triage in disasters: A conceptual analysis,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 12, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/10788.