We can Do it: Nursing Educational Intervention to Increase Delirium Documentation

Abstract

Background/Objectives: Delirium is a widely recognized complication during hospitalization, but poorly documented. We examined the effectiveness of a geriatrician-guided delirium training intervention to increase nurses' delirium documentation, knowledge, and self-confidence.

An educational programme to improve acute care nurses' knowledge, attitudes and family caregiver involvement in care of people with cognitive impairment

“…This study adds to the growing body of literature evaluating the effect of an educational programme in care for older adults with cognitive impairment, confirms other similar work conducted in this area and extends previous programmes to involve family caregivers in the care for older adults with cognitive impairment in hospital settings.…”

“…Despite the differences in care settings, study designs, analysis, educational approach and instruments, the results of this study are similar to three previous Western studies that demonstrated a significant 3‐month effect of educational programmes on nurses' knowledge of delirium . This finding suggests that regardless of different research methods, cultural values and healthcare delivery systems, an educational programme can be effective in improving acute care nurses' knowledge of cognitive impairment.…”

“…Although many factors contribute to poor recognition and inadequate management of delirium, nurses' poor knowledge and negative attitudes are considered the foremost factors affecting the quality of care for older adults with cognitive impairment . Recently, several Western studies reported on the positive effect of educational programmes for nurses' knowledge of delirium and associated care . Western values and healthcare delivery systems, however, may have an influence on this effect, and currently, few studies have been conducted from a South Korean perspective .…”

Qualitative evaluation of a delirium prevention and management programme

“…In this study, RNs reported improved knowledge, attitude and self‐confidence in the delirium care of hospitalised older adults with and without dementia. Despite differences in research design, care setting, educational approach and outcome measures, this finding is similar to previous Western studies that demonstrated a positive effect of an educational programme on acute care nurses’ self‐confidence in delirium care practice (Akechi et al., ; Chow et al., ).…”

“…I thought confusion is a normal ageing process or from dementia, and did not consider delirium. (Akechi et al, 2010;Chow et al, 2015).…”