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NCT Number: NCT03110536

The Burnout Syndrome in Emergency Department Triage Nurses

Assessment of burnout syndrome of triage nurses from Emergency Departments from Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

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Key information

Conditions

Burnout, Professional Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Burnout, Psychological Disease Attributes Emergencies Nurse's Role Occupational Diseases Occupational Stress Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Stress, Psychological

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Emergency Clinical County Hospital Cluj-Napoca - Emergency Department, Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania

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About this study

This study is aiming at assessing the burnout syndrome amongst triage nurses working in the Emergency Departments in Cluj-Napoca. The study design is observational, prospective and multicentric.

At this moment, there are 43 nurses covering triage shifts in the Emergency Clincial County Hospital Cluj and 18 more within Emergency Clinical Hospital for Children Cluj-Napoca. On average, these ED roughly attend 90.000 patients yearly.

Questionnaires are based on Copenhagen Burnout Inventory, with additional clinical cases that require triage coding according to The Romanian National Triage Protocol of 2016. Each triage nurse will complete the questionnaire when beginning the triage shift and after a period of 2, 4 or 6 hours.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • ED nurse within Emergency Clinical County Hospital Cluj and Emergency Clinic Hospital for Children Cluj-Napoca.

Exclusion criteria

  • triage experience of at least 1 year

Treatment and study plan

Copenhagen Burnout Inventory

Diagnostic Test

A questionnaire based on Copenhagen Burnout Inventory will be completed by each participant to the study, at the beginning of the triage shift and after 2, 4 or 6 hours.

The questionnaire also contains clinical cases that require triage coding.

Triage scoring efficacy

Other

The triage scores of the first 5 and the last 5 cases assessed by the investigated nurse will be compared with the triage codes of an expert evaluator (nurse involved in designing The National triage Protocol).

Primary outcomes

  1. Assessment of burnout syndrome in triage ED nurses

    Time frame: 2 to 6 hours

    Copenhagen Burnout Inventory

Secondary outcomes

  1. Efficacy of triage ED nurses

    Time frame: 2 to 6 hours

    The triage scores of the first 5 and the last 5 cases assessed by the investigated nurse will be compared with the diagnostic codes of the physicians who treated those patients.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Other

Collaborators

  • County Clinical Emergency Hospital Cluj-Napoca

Registry information

Official study title

Sindromul de Burnout la asistenții Medicali de Triaj Din unitățile de Primire urgențe

Acronym: BurN_ED

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Apr 12, 2017
Registry last updated
Aug 7, 2018

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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