L. van de Steeg|Roelie Ijkema|Cordula Wagner|Maaike Langelaan
The effect of an e-learning course on nursing staff’s knowledge of delirium: a before-and-after study
Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research|Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research|Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research|Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research
delirium common condition hospitalized patients associated adverse outcomes longer hospital stay functional decline higher mortality well higher rates nursing home placement nurses often fail recognize delirium hospitalized patients might due lack knowledge delirium diagnosis treatment objective study test effectiveness elearning course nurses delirium knowledge describe nursing staffs baseline knowledge delirium describe demographic factors associated baseline delirium knowledge effectiveness elearning coursea beforeandafter study design using elearning course delirium course introduced nursing staff internal medicine surgical wards 17 dutch hospitals1196 invitations elearning course sent nursing staff included nurses nursing students healthcare assistants test scores final knowledge test mean 874 95 ci 867 882 significantly higher baseline mean 793 95 ci 785 801 baseline nursing staff difficulty questions related definition delirium symptoms course consequences patients risk mean score category 743 95 ci 731 755the elearning course significantly improved nursing staffs knowledge delirium subgroups participants question categories contrary studies baseline knowledge assessment showed overall nursing staff relatively knowledgeable regarding deliriumthe netherlands national trial register ntrntr 2885 19 april 2011