Using Standardized Case Vignettes to Evaluate Nursing Home Staff Recognition of Delirium and Delirium Superimposed on Dementia.
The purpose of this study is to describe nursing home staff knowledge regarding delirium detection and the most common causes of delirium. Specific aims that guided this study include identifying the rate of nurse recognition of delirium and delirium superimposed on dementia (DSD), including different motoric subtypes of delirium, using standardized case vignettes, and exploring what nursing home staff describe as the potential causes of delirium. The study showed overall poor recognition of delirium and DSD, which did not improve over time. Interventions have the potential to increase the early detection of delirium and DSD by the staff and warrant development.
School of Nursing, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
Donna M
DM
Fick
School of Nursing, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
Ann M
AM
Kolanowski
School of Nursing, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
Nikki L
NL
Hill
School of Nursing, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
Andrea
A
Yevchak
School of Nursing, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
Brittney
B
DiMeglio
School of Nursing, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
Paula M
PM
Mulhall
Dementia; delirium; delirium causes; delirium superimposed on dementia; nursing home staff; recognition education