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Journal article
Recognizing Intensive Care Unit Delirium: Are Critical Care Nurses Ready?
Journal of Nursing Research, Vol.30(3), pp.1-4
2022
PMID: 35446275
Abstract
Background
Delirium remains significantly undetected in the intensive care unit (ICU). Little is known regarding the level of delirium care knowledge among critical care nurses in Taiwan.
Purpose
This study was designed to investigate the level of knowledge about delirium care among critical care nurses using a multiple-choice question quiz.
Methods
A descriptive, cross-sectional approach was used, and data were collected using a web-based survey. The demographic characteristics including age, years worked as critical care nurse, gender, advanced ICU training, educational level, and type of ICU, along with a delirium care knowledge quiz, were collected. The quiz consisted of 16 items measuring (a) symptoms, types, and outcomes; (b) high-risk groups; (c) predisposing and precipitating factors; and (d) assessment and detection of delirium. Data were collected between October 6 and November 16, 2020.
Results
In total, 324 critical care nurses completed the survey. The rate of correct response on the delirium care quiz for each domain was measured: (a) symptoms, types, and outcomes: 67.1%; (b) high-risk groups: 76.2%; (c) predisposing and precipitating factors: 78.9%; and (d) assessment and detection: 41.5%. The item with the lowest correct response rate was related to the interpretation of delirium assessments.
Conclusion/Implications for Practice
The findings of this study suggest that future studies and education should focus on the use and interpretation of the assessment using a valid delirium assessment tool to improve the ability of critical care nurses to detect delirium in ICU settings.
Details
- Title
- Recognizing Intensive Care Unit Delirium: Are Critical Care Nurses Ready?
- Authors
- Mu-Hsing HO (Corresponding Author) - University of Hong KongHui-Chen (Rita) Chang - University of WollongongMegan F. Liu - Taipei Medical UniversityKee-Hsin Chen - Taipei Medical UniversityShu-Tai Shen-Hsiao - Taipei Medical UniversityVictoria Traynor - University of Wollongong
- Publication details
- Journal of Nursing Research, Vol.30(3), pp.1-4
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Date published
- 2022
- DOI
- 10.1097/jnr.0000000000000487
- ISSN
- 1948-965X; 1682-3141
- PMID
- 35446275
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (CCBY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
- Organisation Unit
- Healthy Ageing Research Cluster; School of Health - Nursing
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991130085502621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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