Türkiye Sağlık Bilimleri ve Araştırmaları Dergisi

Yazarlar: İlçim ERCAN, Evrim KIZILER

Konular:Sağlık Bilimleri ve Hizmetleri

DOI:10.51536/tusbad.832764

Anahtar Kelimeler:Delirium,Nursing,Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Özet: Delirium which causes fluctations in consciousness is an acute mental state. Pediatric patients who treated in intensive care units, the incidence increases up to %80 because of noisy environment, permanent bright environment, presence of medical devices, repetitive intervetions of healthcare team and need for mechanical ventilation. Although delirium is a common health problem associated with high mortality rates in pediatric patients, not be noticed by healthcare team in early period or is mixed up with a different diagnosis such as deppresion due to differences in developmental levels, lack of information, minority of studies and hitch of routine evaluation. In this case, the status progresses further, orientation, thouht processes and sleep cycle decay, the duration of hospital stay is prolonged and even the patient may be died. Nurses, who are in constant contact and communication with pediatric patients who are treated in intensive care accordingly treatment and care, play a critical role in recognizing even a small alteration that occur in patient, early diagnosis of pediatric delirium and providing treatment. In this review, it is aimed to emphasize the responsibilities and roles of nurses in delirium management in pediatric intensive care units.

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