Ability of triage nurses to predict, at the time of triage, the eventual disposition of patients attending the emergency department (ED): a systematic literature review and meta-analysis.
Michael Anis Mihdi AfnanTejas NetkeParminder SinghHelena WorthingtonFatima AliChangavy KajamuhanArjan NagraPublished in: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (2020)
Triage nurse prediction of disposition is not accurate enough to expedite admission for ED patients on a one-to-one basis. Future research should explore the benefit, and best method, of predicting total demand.