Factors Affecting on Nursing Performance of Delirium for General Hospital Clinical Nurses An Eun Min1, Park Ju Young2,*, Jo You Jeong1, Kang Hyun Ji1 1Nurse, Nursing Department College of Nursing, Konyang University Hospital, 158 Gwanjeo-dong-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon, Korea 2Professor, College of Nursing, Konyang University Hospital, 158 Gwanjeo-dong-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon, Korea *Corresponding Author: Ju Young Park, Professor, College of Nursing, Konyang University, Korea. Email: jypark@konyang.ac.kr
Online published on 2 February, 2019. Abstract Background/Objectives This cross-sectional study attempted to identify factors affecting nursing performance of delirium among general hospital clinical nurses. Method/Statistical analysis Study participants were 158 registered nurses in general hospitals. Data were collected from May 9 to May 11 2018, using structured questionnaires. Data were analyzed with SPSS 23.0. Findings Nursing performance of delirium had significant positive correlations with self-confidence in caring for patients with delirium (r=.51, p<.001), ethical awareness (r=.18, p=.023), and the importance of delirium nursing (r=.49, p<.001). In this study, factors influencing nursing performance of delirium were self-confidence in caring for patients with delirium and the importance of delirium nursing with R2 value 43%. Improvements/Applications This study's results can be used as basic data to develop educational programs and to improve work environments in developing strategies to enhance nursing performance for patients with delirium. Top Keywords Delirium, Nurse, Factor, Performance, Importance. Top |