Authors :
Anuradha C; Dr. Vijayalakshmi K; Merlin A
Volume/Issue :
Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 6 - June
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/IJISRT24JUN433
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Abstract :
Introduction
In multispecialty hospitals, delirium is one of the
psychiatric emergency conditions that frequently arise
for medical causes. The safety and healing of the
delirious patient will benefit from the medical team's
prompt attention. When delirious patients are admitted
to medical, intensive care, or emergency rooms, nurses
are the most crucial experts to respond quickly and
confidently. Therefore, it is imperative that the
confidence of nurses in their ability to care for patients
with delirium be assessed immediately. This study was
aimed to assess the level of confidence on care of patient
with delirium among nurses at selected hospital,
Chennai.
Material & Methods
This study was conducted by using the cross
sectional, correlational research design among 50 nurses
who were selected through purposive sampling technique
in a selected hospital, Chennai, India. A four-point
Likert scale was employed as the rating system to
evaluate the degree of confidence. The self-
administration method was used to collect data.
Results
Most of the nurses had low level of confidence
(70%) for caring of delirious patients and all the nurses
had below average level of mean% with their confidence
levels in both knowledge and skills.
Conclusion
The majority of nurses require education and
training to boost their confidence in their ability to care
for patients with delirium in terms of both knowledge
and practice. Nurses working in multispecialty hospitals
will be fully confident in their ability to deliver high-
quality nursing care after studies employing a variety of
novel ways on nursing care for patients with delirium
are implemented.
Keywords :
Confidence, Care, Nurses, Patient, Hospital, Delirium, Delirious Patient
References :
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Introduction
In multispecialty hospitals, delirium is one of the
psychiatric emergency conditions that frequently arise
for medical causes. The safety and healing of the
delirious patient will benefit from the medical team's
prompt attention. When delirious patients are admitted
to medical, intensive care, or emergency rooms, nurses
are the most crucial experts to respond quickly and
confidently. Therefore, it is imperative that the
confidence of nurses in their ability to care for patients
with delirium be assessed immediately. This study was
aimed to assess the level of confidence on care of patient
with delirium among nurses at selected hospital,
Chennai.
Material & Methods
This study was conducted by using the cross
sectional, correlational research design among 50 nurses
who were selected through purposive sampling technique
in a selected hospital, Chennai, India. A four-point
Likert scale was employed as the rating system to
evaluate the degree of confidence. The self-
administration method was used to collect data.
Results
Most of the nurses had low level of confidence
(70%) for caring of delirious patients and all the nurses
had below average level of mean% with their confidence
levels in both knowledge and skills.
Conclusion
The majority of nurses require education and
training to boost their confidence in their ability to care
for patients with delirium in terms of both knowledge
and practice. Nurses working in multispecialty hospitals
will be fully confident in their ability to deliver high-
quality nursing care after studies employing a variety of
novel ways on nursing care for patients with delirium
are implemented.
Keywords :
Confidence, Care, Nurses, Patient, Hospital, Delirium, Delirious Patient