Nurses experiences of caring for older patients afflicted by delirium in a neurological department

ConclusionsNurses experienced a relationship with patients with delirium that was influenced by a lack of knowledge about communication with such patients. This resulted in a lack of person ‐centred care and knowledge about the patient's habitual condition and life story, hence nurses did not discover the patient's initial delirium. Inadequate and unstructured documentation did the nursing effort initiated late so the patient's delirium was developing. Uncertainty caused lack of dial ogue between nurses, which afflicted the partnership and relation between the patient and the nurse. A fast pace workload affected relationships, knowledge, documentation and collaboration. Thus, the person‐centred approach to the patient was challenged, which made the provision of professional nu rsing care difficult.Relevance to clinical practiceA continuous focus on patients with delirium, as well as specialized care, based on factual knowledge about delirium is necessary. Hence, communication skills are required to accommodate this group of patients and their need for careThis article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: Journal of Clinical Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
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