Hospice-Palliative Care Nurses' Knowledge of Delirium, Self-Efficacy and Nursing Performance on Delirium.
10.14475/kjhpc.2018.21.2.65
- Author:
Bo Jung JANG
1
;
Hye Ah YEOM
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Bundang Jesaeng General Hospital, Seongnam, Korea. nrbobo@daum.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Hospice and palliative care nursing;
Delirium;
Knowledge;
Self efficacy;
Nursing performance
- MeSH:
Delirium*;
Education;
Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing;
Nursing*;
Self Efficacy
- From:Korean Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
2018;21(2):65-74
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to examine the relationships among hospice-palliative care (HPC) nurses' knowledge of delirium, self-efficacy and nursing performance. METHODS: This study was participated by 174 nurses working in the HPC unit. The nurses were asked to fill out a questionnaire that was structured to measure their knowledge of delirium, a self-efficacy in clinical performance scale (SECPS) and nursing performance. RESULTS: The mean score for knowledge was 32.83 out of 45, with correction rate of 73%. The mean score for self-efficacy was 7.08 out of 10. The mean score of nursing performance was 2.95 out of 4. Significant correlation was observed among the variables of knowledge (r=0.28, P < 0.001), self-efficacy (r=0.51, P < 0.001) and nursing performance. CONCLUSION: Nurses with high level of knowledge of delirium showed high level of self-efficacy, and consequently better HPC nursing performance. It is necessary to develop a training program on delirium considering nurses' needs of knowledge of the condition. The effectiveness of the training program should be also examined in future.
