J Korean Clin Nurs Res.  2022 Aug;28(2):157-166. 10.22650/JKCNR.2022.28.2.157.

Delirium Screening, Delirium Knowledge, and Delirium Care among Hospital Nurses at a Tertiary Hospital based on Postoperative Delirium Cases

• Choi JI
• Kim JH
• Park JY

• KMID: 2536723
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.22650/JKCNR.2022.28.2.157

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to investigate hospital nurses’ delirium screening for postoperative delirium, delirium knowledge, and delirium care using case scenarios at a tertiary hospital in Seoul.
Methods
A total of 235 nurses working at surgical units participated in this questionnaire-based study. Five cases scenarios were developed based on diagnosed postoperative delirium cases. Data were collected from April 1 to May 1, 2021.
Results
The delirium screening score was 4.20±1.17 out of 5. The delirium knowledge score was 34.35±4.57 out of 47. The delirium care score was 67.61±9.26 out of 92. The correlation between the delirium screening and delirium knowledge was statistically significant (r=.18, p=.005). The correlation between the delirium knowledge and delirium care was statistically significant (r=.25, p<.001).
Conclusion
The findings showed that the continuing educations of delirium for hospital nurses and the development of a delirium education programs were important to improve delirium screening and care.

Keyword

Delirium; Screening; Knowledge; Care; Nurses