Gerontology & Geriatric Research

Lynn McNicoll

Publications

• Research Article
  We can Do it: Nursing Educational Intervention to Increase Delirium Documentation
  Author(s): Stephanie Chow, Nadia Mujahid, Kristen Butterfield and Lynn McNicollStephanie Chow, Nadia Mujahid, Kristen Butterfield and Lynn McNicoll
  
  Background/Objectives: Delirium is a widely recognized complication during hospitalization, but poorly documented. We examined the effectiveness of a geriatrician-guided delirium training intervention to increase nurses’ delirium documentation, knowledge, and self- confidence. Design: Prospective cohort study Setting: Orthopedic surgical inpatient unit Participants: Twenty-six nursing staff Intervention: Nurses participated in a geriatrician-guided delirium training intervention. Each nurse received two 45-minute didactic sessions on delirium causes, screening, and prevention using the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM). Measurements: Nursing delirium documentation pre- and post-educational intervention was determined during the months of March and June 2013. Nurses also completed a pre- and 3-month post-interventional survey to assess confidence and knowledge of delirium detecti.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-7182.S3-002

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