title: Narrative-based educational nursing intervention for managing hospitalized older adults at risk for delirium: field testing and qualitative evaluation.
abstract: Though delirium is a common complication among hospitalized older adults and the nursing care required in these situations is complex, the subject has received little attention in the literature on continuing nursing education. A study was undertaken to field test and qualitatively evaluate a narrative-based educational intervention for nurses in hospital units with a high incidence of delirium. Triangulated data collection allowed carrying out a qualitative evaluation of the intervention process and outcomes. Process evaluation showed that the intervention was facilitated by the participants' attitudes and diversity of experience, as well as by the use of real care situations, which allowed integrating theory and practice. Outcome evaluation brought to light numerous elements of empirical, ethical and esthetic knowledge expressed by the participants. Study results evidence the applicability of such interventions as part of continuing nursing education and their contribution to knowledge development.
authors.affiliation: Université du Québec en Outaouais, Nursing Department, 5, rue Saint-Joseph, Saint-Jérôme, QC J7Z OB7, Canada. Electronic address: louise.belanger@uqo.ca.
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bélanger
authors.affiliation: Université de Montréal, Faculty of Nursing, Québec, Canada; Chaire Desjardins en soins infirmiers à la personne âgée et à la famille, Centre de recherche, Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, 4565, Chemin Queen-Mary, Montréal, QC H3W 1W5, Canada.
authors.forename: Francine
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ducharme
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003693:Delirium / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D033262:Narration; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D058996:Quality Improvement; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012737:Sex Factors
keywords: Continuous education; Delirium; Narrative pedagogy; Older adults; Patterns of knowing