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Nurses’ Knowledge about Delirium in the Group of Intensive Care Units Patients

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  • Sabina Krupa

    (Institute of Health Sciences, College of Medical Sciences of the University of Rzeszow, Poland St. Warzywna 1A, 35-310 Rzeszow, Poland)

  • Adriano Friganović

    (Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Kišpatićeva ul. 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
    Department of Nursing, University of Applied Health Sciences, Mlinarska cesta 38, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia)

  • Ber Oomen

    (ESNO, European Specialist Nurses Organization, Pontanuslaan 12, 6821 HR Arnhem, The Netherlands)

  • Snježana Benko

    (Special Hospital for Lung Disease, Rockefellerova 3, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
    Faculty of Health Studies, International University of Rijeka, 51000 Rijek, Croatia)

  • Wioletta Mędrzycka-Dąbrowska

    (Department of Anaesthesiology Nursing & Intensive Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Gdansk, Dębinki 7, 80-211 Gdańsk, Poland)

Abstract

Background: Intensive Care Unit (ICU) delirium is a nonspecific, potentially preventable, and often reversible disorder of impaired cognition, which results from various causes in ICU patients. For appropriate management of delirium, early identification and risk factor assessment are key factors. Multidisciplinary collaboration and standardized care can enhance the recognition of delirium. Design: In this study, authors used the exploratory and descriptive study method. Method: The study was conducted in a group of 45 nurses of the cardiac intensive care unit. The department has 16 intensive care stations and is intended for patients after cardiac surgery who require intensive care in the postoperative period. Results: During the analysis the interviews, five Collective Subject Discourses were distinguished: signs and symptoms, physical restraint, use of sedatives, environment, and lack of education. Conclusion: Nurses have no knowledge of the factors contributing to the development of delirium, are unable to communicate with such patients and, most of all, do not know the consequences of the actions taken.

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  • Sabina Krupa & Adriano Friganović & Ber Oomen & Snježana Benko & Wioletta Mędrzycka-Dąbrowska, 2022. "Nurses’ Knowledge about Delirium in the Group of Intensive Care Units Patients," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(5), pages 1-9, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:5:p:2758-:d:759919
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    1. Katarzyna Lewandowska & Magdalena Weisbrot & Aleksandra Cieloszyk & Wioletta Mędrzycka-Dąbrowska & Sabina Krupa & Dorota Ozga, 2020. "Impact of Alarm Fatigue on the Work of Nurses in an Intensive Care Environment—A Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(22), pages 1-14, November.
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