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Identifying The Barriers And Enablers To Pallative Care Nurses' Recognition And Assessment Of Delirium Symptoms: A Qualitative Study, Annmarie Hosie, M Agar, Elizabeth A. Lobb, P M. Davidson, Jane Phillips
Identifying The Barriers And Enablers To Pallative Care Nurses' Recognition And Assessment Of Delirium Symptoms: A Qualitative Study, Annmarie Hosie, M Agar, Elizabeth A. Lobb, P M. Davidson, Jane Phillips
Nursing Papers and Journal Articles
Context: Delirium is under-recognised by nurses, including those working in palliative care settings where the syndrome occurs frequently. Identifying contextual factors that support and/or hinder palliative care nurses’ delirium recognition and assessment capabilities is crucial, to inform development of clinical practice and systems aimed at improving patients’ delirium outcomes.
Objective: To identify nurses’ perceptions of the barriers and enablers to recognising and assessing delirium symptoms in palliative care inpatient settings.
Methods: A series of semi-structured interviews, guided by critical incident technique, were conducted with nurses working in Australian palliative care inpatient settings. A hypoactive delirium vignette prompted participants’ recall of …