Nurses' competence in recognition and management of delirium in older patients: development and piloting of a self-assessment tool.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Delirium is a common condition in elderly inpatients. Health care professionals play a crucial role in recognizing delirium, initiating preventive measures and implementing a multicomponent treatment strategy. Yet, delirium often goes unrecognized in clinical routine. Nurses take an important role in preventing and managing delirium. This study assesses clinical reasoning of nurses using case vignettes to explore their competences in recognizing, preventing and managing delirium.

Methods

The study was conducted as an online survey. The questionnaire was based on five case vignettes presenting cases of acutely ill older patients with different subtypes of delirium or diseases with overlapping symptoms. In a first step, case vignettes were developed and validated th

SUBMITTER: Hoch J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9675220 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature