Evidence-Based Nursing Care of Older Adult Patient With Postoperative Delirium and Hip Fracture

Yi Rong Chen, Yi Lin Chen, Wan Yu Chen, Yung Chang Lin, Sui Whi Jane

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Abstract

TITLE: 以實證觀點探討老年髖骨骨折術後瞻妄之照護. 髖骨骨折好發於65歲以上老年人,其發生率為756人/每十萬人口,髖部骨折手術是老年人最常見之緊急手術;然而,術後瞻妄發生率約5%–61%,病人會出現意識、注意力、知覺、思維、記憶、精神活動、情緒和睡眠障礙,若處置不當可能衍生許多併發症,甚至引起死亡,同時也增加醫療費用和家屬的負擔,故醫護人員需及早評估、減少加速因子、提供適度照護。然而,臨床上因術後瞻妄不易診斷及分辨,故容易被醫護人員忽略而無法給予妥當照護。本文藉由實證文獻回顧提出譫妄定義、相關生理病理機轉及導因、醫療處置及照護重點,在臨床上,醫護人員可運用瞻妄評估工具辨識出高風險病人、早期診斷、及早啟動老年生活計畫和老年醫學諮詢,予以疼痛控制、營養及體液補充,增加病人的感官及認知功能,以減少瞻妄的發生、縮短住院時間,降低併發症及院內死亡率,進而提升對老年髖骨骨折術後病人及其照顧者之照護品質。.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)90-96
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Nursing
Volume68
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 01 02 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • delirium
  • evidence-based nursing
  • hip fracture
  • older adults

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