MOESM1 of Triage skill and associated factors among emergency nurses in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2017: a cross-sectional study

Additional file 1. Triage questionnaires. A Triage Skill Questionnaire (TSQ) was a 37-item questionnaire with three dimensions, including rapid assessment, patient categorization, and patient allocation. Participants were asked to respond to each item using 1-5 rating scale: 1 = need improvement, 2 = poor, 3 = fair, 4 =good, and 5 = very good. The possible range of the total score of triage skill was 37-185. The total score was converted to a percentage. Using the criterion referenced, the score was interpreted as 60% = low level of triage skill, 60-80% = moderate level of triage skill, and > 80% = high level of triage skill