Cardiovascular surgery nurses' level of knowledge regarding delirium
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| Title: | Cardiovascular surgery nurses' level of knowledge regarding delirium |
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| Authors: | Fatma Demir Korkmaz, Fadime Gok, Ayla Yavuz Karamanoglu |
| Source: | Nursing in Critical Care. 21:279-286 |
| Publisher Information: | Wiley, 2015. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Subject Terms: | Adult, Male, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Turkey, Nurses' knowledge level, Critical care nursing, Delirium, Nursing Staff, Hospital, Cardiovascular Diseases/surgery, Clinical Competence/*statistics & numerical data, Delirium/diagnosis/nursing, Female, Humans, Intensive Care Units, Nursing Staff, Hospital/psychology/statistics & numerical data, Surveys and Questionnaires, 3. Good health, level, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, Clinical Competence, Cardiovascular nursing, Knowledge, Knowledge level |
| Description: | BackgroundStudies have shown that nurses have a crucial role in the recognition of delirium; however, they have insufficient knowledge regarding the issue.ObjectiveThe aim of the study is to determine the knowledge level of cardiovascular surgery nurses regarding delirium.MethodsA survey design was used. The population of the study consisted of 124 nurses employed at the cardiovascular surgery wards and intensive care units of universities as well as state and private hospitals located in two different cities in Turkey between May and June 2014. The sample consisted of 97 nurses employed at the aforementioned institutions and time. Data were collected using the questionnaire form depicting the demographic characteristics of the nurses and the knowledge form including the level of nurses' knowledge regarding delirium. For the evaluation of data, number, percentage, Kruskal‐Wallis, Mann‐Whitney U‐ and independent‐samples t‐test were used.ResultsNurses were between 18 and 47 years of age with a mean 29·8 (SD = 6·80, the youngest = 18 and the oldest = 47) years. They spent a minimum of 1, a maximum of 25 and a median value of 3 (interquartile range, IQR: 5) years working in cardiovascular surgery. As for the scores received from the knowledge form regarding delirium, the lowest was zero, the highest was 60, and the average score was 41·18 ± 12·50 (a moderate level of knowledge). It was found that the nurses working in intensive care units, those who were chief nurses and those who received in‐service training scored higher than the others.ConclusionsCardiovascular surgery nurses had a moderate level of knowledge regarding delirium. This may result in the neglect of delirium or a misdiagnosis.Relevance to clinical practiceIt is recommended that training is provided that includes recognition, assessment and application of appropriate interventions to minimise the incidence of delirium. |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1478-5153 1362-1017 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/nicc.12184 |
| Access URL: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25943395 http://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/25943395 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25943395 https://avesis.ege.edu.tr/yayin/ba4e0dfd-8d28-4e4e-830d-5eff8607b160/cardiovascular-surgery-nurses-level-of-knowledge-regarding-delirium https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/nicc.12184 http://acikerisim.pau.edu.tr:8080/xmlui/handle/11499/9443 http://acikerisim.pau.edu.tr:8080/xmlui/handle/11499/23006 https://hdl.handle.net/11454/52402 https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.12184 |
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Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | BackgroundStudies have shown that nurses have a crucial role in the recognition of delirium; however, they have insufficient knowledge regarding the issue.ObjectiveThe aim of the study is to determine the knowledge level of cardiovascular surgery nurses regarding delirium.MethodsA survey design was used. The population of the study consisted of 124 nurses employed at the cardiovascular surgery wards and intensive care units of universities as well as state and private hospitals located in two different cities in Turkey between May and June 2014. The sample consisted of 97 nurses employed at the aforementioned institutions and time. Data were collected using the questionnaire form depicting the demographic characteristics of the nurses and the knowledge form including the level of nurses' knowledge regarding delirium. For the evaluation of data, number, percentage, Kruskal‐Wallis, Mann‐Whitney U‐ and independent‐samples t‐test were used.ResultsNurses were between 18 and 47 years of age with a mean 29·8 (SD = 6·80, the youngest = 18 and the oldest = 47) years. They spent a minimum of 1, a maximum of 25 and a median value of 3 (interquartile range, IQR: 5) years working in cardiovascular surgery. As for the scores received from the knowledge form regarding delirium, the lowest was zero, the highest was 60, and the average score was 41·18 ± 12·50 (a moderate level of knowledge). It was found that the nurses working in intensive care units, those who were chief nurses and those who received in‐service training scored higher than the others.ConclusionsCardiovascular surgery nurses had a moderate level of knowledge regarding delirium. This may result in the neglect of delirium or a misdiagnosis.Relevance to clinical practiceIt is recommended that training is provided that includes recognition, assessment and application of appropriate interventions to minimise the incidence of delirium. |
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| ISSN: | 14785153 13621017 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/nicc.12184 |