Barriers to delirium screening and management during hospital admission: a qualitative analysis of inpatient nursing perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Delirium in hospitalized patients is a major public health issue, yet delirium is often unrecognized and missed during inpatient admission. The objective of this study was to identify barriers to delirium screening, identification, and management from a nursing perspective on inpatient, acute care units.

Methods

This was a pre-implementation, diagnostic evaluation study to determine current practice patterns and potential barriers to optimizing delirium care at a major university hospital. A qualitative approach was used, which included focus groups of inpatient nurses working on major medical and surgical acute care units. Focus groups were conducted until signs of thematic saturation were present, and data were analyzed via inductive thematic analysis, without p

SUBMITTER: Ragheb J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10311863 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature