Abstract
An estimated 50% of older hospitalized patients experience delirium. This has created significant complications costing an estimated $164 billion or more per year worldwide. The ability to identify patients developing delirium would allow the implementation of specific interventions to decrease or eliminate the adverse effects of delirium. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to provide high quality delirium education to determine if medical unit nursing staff could successful implement the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) screening tool to identify patients experiencing delirium as the first phase of an overall plan. Implementation of the project followed Roger's diffusion of innovations theory. Patients were additionally screened for 5 potential risk factors of delirium from the multifactorial model of delirium to determine if delirium could be identified in the local population admitted to a single hospital.
Sigma Membership
Phi Nu
Lead Author Affiliation
Walla Walla University, College Place, Washington, USA
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Quality Improvement
Research Approach
Translational Research/Evidence-based Practice
Keywords:
Delirium, Delirium Detection Tool, Continuing Education
Advisor
Mirella Brooks
Second Advisor
Donna Williams
Third Advisor
Mary Stepans
Degree
DNP
Degree Grantor
Walden University
Degree Year
2017
Recommended Citation
Paul, Michaelynn R., "Medical floor confusion assessment method: Implementation and assessment of risk factors" (2023). Dissertations. 1108.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1108
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2023-03-06
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 10635290; ProQuest document ID: 1978499683. The author still retains copyright.