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Alidokht S, Mohammadi M A, Dadkhah B. Assessing the Quality of Patient Delivery from Ambulances to Emergency Departments from the Perspective of Emergency Nurses in Educational-Medical Centers and Emergency Paramedical Personnel in Ardabil City: A Comparative Study. JHC 2025; 27 (2) :169-179
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2. Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
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Background: Patient safety is a global challenge that requires knowledge and skills in various fields, including human factors and systems engineering. Ensuring safety during patient delivery from ambulance to hospital emergency department is one of the most important tasks and missions of the healthcare system. This study aimed to assess the quality of patient delivery from ambulance to emergency departments from the perspective of emergency nurses in educational-medical centers and emergency paramedical personnel in Ardabil City.
Methods: This descriptive-correlational study was conducted on emergency department nurses of educational-medical centers (N=220) and emergency paramedical personnel of Ardabil City (N=92) using census sampling in 2023. Data were collected using the Quality of Patient Delivery Questionnaire from Ambulance to Emergency Department by Golling, et al. and analyzed using SPSS software version 26 and descriptive statistics, independent t-test, analysis of variance, and Pearson correlation coefficient.
Results: The results indicated a moderate quality of patient delivery among emergency nurses and paramedical personnel. However, the average quality of patient delivery in emergency nurses’ perspective (83.78±14.3) was higher than that of emergency paramedical personnel’s point of view (80.01±12.37), and this difference was statistically significant (p<0.02). The quality of patient delivery in emergency nurses was statistically significantly related to marital status, employment status, completion of a patient delivery workshop, and work experience (p<0.05). Besides, in emergency paramedical personnel, it was statistically significantly related to age, work experience, and employment status (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Given that the quality of patient care among emergency nurses and paramedical emergencies has been reported to be average, it is recommended that health decision-makers take effective measures to maintain and improve the current status.
Methods: This descriptive-correlational study was conducted on emergency department nurses of educational-medical centers (N=220) and emergency paramedical personnel of Ardabil City (N=92) using census sampling in 2023. Data were collected using the Quality of Patient Delivery Questionnaire from Ambulance to Emergency Department by Golling, et al. and analyzed using SPSS software version 26 and descriptive statistics, independent t-test, analysis of variance, and Pearson correlation coefficient.
Results: The results indicated a moderate quality of patient delivery among emergency nurses and paramedical personnel. However, the average quality of patient delivery in emergency nurses’ perspective (83.78±14.3) was higher than that of emergency paramedical personnel’s point of view (80.01±12.37), and this difference was statistically significant (p<0.02). The quality of patient delivery in emergency nurses was statistically significantly related to marital status, employment status, completion of a patient delivery workshop, and work experience (p<0.05). Besides, in emergency paramedical personnel, it was statistically significantly related to age, work experience, and employment status (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Given that the quality of patient care among emergency nurses and paramedical emergencies has been reported to be average, it is recommended that health decision-makers take effective measures to maintain and improve the current status.
Type of Study: correlation design |
Subject:
Nursing education
Received: 2025/02/22 | Accepted: 2025/07/13 | Published: 2025/06/23
Received: 2025/02/22 | Accepted: 2025/07/13 | Published: 2025/06/23
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