Reasons influencing the nurses' prioritization process while preventing and managing delirium: findings from a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nurses play an important role in the prevention and management of delirium episodes. However, some studies have reported that not all interventions recommended are applied due to time and resource constraints, resulting in patients receiving less care than required because other patients and/or interventions are prioritised. The concept of prioritization is part of the broader concept of decision-making as the ability to choose between two or more alternatives to ensure patient safety. Understanding the reasons influencing the prioritization process in patients at risk or with delirium may inform interventions to prevent and/or minimise the unfinished nursing care.

Aim

The purpose of this study was to explore the reasons that inform the prioritisation process amon

SUBMITTER: Sist L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11347455 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature