TABLE 4.
Self-Reported Competency After Completing the ICU Delirium Playbook (n = 8 Nurses)a
Rating | n (%) |
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Ability to perform Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU on patients who are: | |
Critically ill | |
Much more comfortable than before | 4 (50) |
Somewhat more comfortable as before | 2 (25) |
As comfortable as before | 2 (25) |
Moderately to deeply sedated | |
Much more comfortable than before | 5 (63) |
Somewhat more comfortable as before | 2 (25) |
As comfortable as before | 1 (12) |
Ventilated and semi-awake | |
Much more comfortable than before | 5 (63) |
Somewhat more comfortable as before | 1 (12) |
As comfortable as before | 2 (25) |
Encephalopathic | |
Much more comfortable than before | 4 (50) |
Somewhat more comfortable as before | 1 (12) |
As comfortable as before | 3 (38) |
History of stroke | |
Much more comfortable than before | 5 (63) |
Somewhat more comfortable as before | 1 (12) |
As comfortable as before | 2 (25) |
History of dementia | |
Much more comfortable than before | 5 (63) |
Somewhat more comfortable as before | 1 (12) |
As comfortable as before | 2 (25) |
Ability to manage critically ill patients with delirium | |
Much more comfortable than before | 5 (63) |
Somewhat more comfortable as before | 1 (12) |
As comfortable as before | 2 (25) |
While the focus group included nine ICU nurses, competency ratings include data from only eight nurses, as one experienced technical difficulties with the Qualtrics survey.