A questionnaire to determine nurses' knowledge of delirium and its risk factors
Delirium is a frequent complication of hospital admission, especially among the elderly. It can have serious consequences in terms of morbidity, mortality and decreased quality of life. Nevertheless, an extensive literature review found that it is poorly recognised and poorly managed by medical and...
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| author | Hare, Malcolm Wynaden, Dianne McGowan, Sunita Landsborough, Ian Speed, Gaye |
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| description | Delirium is a frequent complication of hospital admission, especially among the elderly. It can have serious consequences in terms of morbidity, mortality and decreased quality of life. Nevertheless, an extensive literature review found that it is poorly recognised and poorly managed by medical and nursing staff.Although some researchers have found that education programs for nurses can improve outcomes for patients with delirium, no research assessing nurses' knowledge was found. The objective of this research was to determine nurses' level of knowledge regarding delirium and its risk factors. A questionnaire survey sent to nurses at a teaching hospital found that nurses? knowledge of delirium was generally inadequate, although one ward which had had inservice education attained better results. It is recommended that cognitive assessment in general and delirium in particular be incorporated into nursingeducation. Improved education could potentially lead to improved health outcomes and considerable cost savings. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-330082017-01-30T13:34:27Z A questionnaire to determine nurses' knowledge of delirium and its risk factors Hare, Malcolm Wynaden, Dianne McGowan, Sunita Landsborough, Ian Speed, Gaye delirium acute confusion elder care nurse education nursing Delirium is a frequent complication of hospital admission, especially among the elderly. It can have serious consequences in terms of morbidity, mortality and decreased quality of life. Nevertheless, an extensive literature review found that it is poorly recognised and poorly managed by medical and nursing staff.Although some researchers have found that education programs for nurses can improve outcomes for patients with delirium, no research assessing nurses' knowledge was found. The objective of this research was to determine nurses' level of knowledge regarding delirium and its risk factors. A questionnaire survey sent to nurses at a teaching hospital found that nurses? knowledge of delirium was generally inadequate, although one ward which had had inservice education attained better results. It is recommended that cognitive assessment in general and delirium in particular be incorporated into nursingeducation. Improved education could potentially lead to improved health outcomes and considerable cost savings. 2008 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33008 http://www.contemporarynurse.com/ eContent Management restricted |
| spellingShingle | delirium acute confusion elder care nurse education nursing Hare, Malcolm Wynaden, Dianne McGowan, Sunita Landsborough, Ian Speed, Gaye A questionnaire to determine nurses' knowledge of delirium and its risk factors |
| title | A questionnaire to determine nurses' knowledge of delirium and its risk factors |
| title_full | A questionnaire to determine nurses' knowledge of delirium and its risk factors |
| title_fullStr | A questionnaire to determine nurses' knowledge of delirium and its risk factors |
| title_full_unstemmed | A questionnaire to determine nurses' knowledge of delirium and its risk factors |
| title_short | A questionnaire to determine nurses' knowledge of delirium and its risk factors |
| title_sort | questionnaire to determine nurses' knowledge of delirium and its risk factors |
| topic | delirium acute confusion elder care nurse education nursing |
| url | http://www.contemporarynurse.com/ http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33008 |