Response Time and Influencing Factors Among Emergency Nurses in Indonesian Hospital: A Scoping Review of Current Evidence

UNPAD-Led Study Highlights National Gaps and Future Directions

In the face of rising emergency cases, ranging from stroke to traffic accidents, emergency departments in Indonesia are under growing pressure. A recent scoping review conducted by Dadan Ramdani and colleagues from the Faculty of Nursing at Universitas Padjadjaran sheds new light on a critical yet underexplored issue: the speed at which emergency nurses respond to patient needs and the factors that influence this response.

Guided by the PRISMA-ScR framework, the study systematically reviewed empirical data from across 13 provinces in Indonesia, involving a total of 1,628 nurses. The findings reveal significant disparities in response times, with tertiary hospitals typically responding faster than secondary-level facilities. The factors affecting these differences range from nurse education and training levels to infrastructure readiness and even regional healthcare-seeking behavior patterns.

This research highlights a pressing need to strengthen emergency care systems at all hospital levels, especially in secondary care settings, which often serve as first-line providers in semi-urban and rural areas. Improvements in infrastructure, nurse staffing, and targeted training were identified as essential for minimizing delays in critical interventions.

This review has implications for Sustainable Development Goal 3 (Good Health and Well-being), as improving response times can directly impact survival outcomes and reduce preventable deaths in emergency scenarios. It also aligns with Indonesia’s national health system transformation agenda, which prioritizes strengthening emergency preparedness across regions.

Full article https://doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S498227