Study to assess the knowledge level on hospital emergency color coding among nurses

Background: Hospitals play a vital role in delivering essential healthcare services, especially during emergencies. With specialized staff, equipment, and facilities like emergency departments, they are equipped to respond to a wide range of urgent medical needs. Additionally, hospital emergency color codes serve as a crucial tool for ensuring swift and discreet communication during emergencies, helping to maintain order and protect both patients and visitors. Emergency color codes are vital tools in healthcare facilities, designed to alert staff to specific emergencies quickly and effectively. ICU& emergency departmentare the areas where most patients are in critical condition and always need 24-hour attention, as nurses are always near the patient site, they should know how to tackle the critical situation with appropriate knowledge and skills. Objective: The study's Main purpose is to assess nurses' knowledge level regarding hospital emergency color codes in the selected hospital, Cuttack. Methods: The present study adopted a quantitative research approachwhere a descriptive research designwas used. A nonprobability convenience sampling technique was used to choose 60 nurses. The structured knowledge questionnaire was used to assess their knowledge. Results: it was found thatmajority of nurses (63.3%) were in the age group of 20-30 years, 56.6% had completed and majority of staff nurses have average knowledge (78.4%). There was association between the level of knowledge of staff nurses and their years of experience, was found to be statistically significant at 0.05 level of significance. Study concluded that staff nurses had average knowledge and need for regular in-service training and awareness programs to enhance the preparedness of nursing staff in handling hospital emergencies effectively.