2015
DOI: 10.1590/0104-07072015001702014
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Knowledge of nurses about delirium in critical patients: collective subject discourse

Abstract: This is an exploratory, descriptive and qualitative study with the aim of analyzing the knowledge of nurses in an intensive care unit about delirium in critically ill patients. Study participants were fourteen ICU nurses from a public hospital. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using the Collective Subject Discourse technique. Five features were identified after data analysis: signs and symptoms, use of sedatives, physical restraint, environment and lack of professional prepar… Show more

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“…Delirium is a neurological syndrome characterized by acute changes in the level of consciousness and cognitive function, which starts acutely and develops in a floating manner, rarely diagnosed and/or treated (3) . Most of the time, it is confused with emotional disorders, such as depression, because it affects perception, memory, orientation and reasoning, in addition to compromising the sleep-wake cycle, which can lead to delusional ideas and hallucinations (3)(4) .…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…Delirium is a neurological syndrome characterized by acute changes in the level of consciousness and cognitive function, which starts acutely and develops in a floating manner, rarely diagnosed and/or treated (3) . Most of the time, it is confused with emotional disorders, such as depression, because it affects perception, memory, orientation and reasoning, in addition to compromising the sleep-wake cycle, which can lead to delusional ideas and hallucinations (3)(4) .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Factors such as infection, sleep deprivation, pain, alcohol consumption, use of psychoactive drugs, malnutrition, metabolic disorders, among other comorbidities, may be triggering this disorder. The level of delirium differs individually among people, depending on the predisposing risk factors, such as age and fragility (3)(4)9) . Thus, it is necessary to identify this disorder early in aged patients admitted to the emergency services, because delirium is considered a strong potential indicator of risk of death (3) .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Um estudo mostrou que essa disfunção está fortemente associada ao uso da restrição física e à sua duração (17) . Outra pesquisa que objetivou analisar o conhecimento de enfermeiros de UTI sobre o delírium apresenta, por meio do Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo, falas relacionadas ao uso das restrições físicas nesses pacientes como medida de segurança, contudo sem critérios de avaliação e/ou monitorização e sem o conhecimento devido dos profissionais de enfermagem em relação às suas consequências (18) . Assim, a detecção precoce do delírium e sua prevenção seriam fatores importantes para evitar a restrição.…”
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“…Trata-se de um estudo de campo, descritivo (10) , com analise de discurso segundo Bardin (11) . A coleta de dados se deu em um hospital de ensino, da zona central do município de São Paulo, em quatro UTI, totalizando 42 leitos.…”
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