Nursing Interventions to Manage Postoperative Delirium: An Integrative Literature Review

Jung, Daum
Zhao, Yunchuan Lucy

Daum Jung, BSN, RN, is Staff Nurse, Integris Southwest Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK.
Yunchuan Lucy Zhao, PhD, RN, is Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Boise State University, Boise, ID.

Acknowledgment: The authors would like to thank the Jody DeMeyer Endowment for funding of the undergraduate research assistant program, Boise State University.

MEDSURG Nursing 31(6):p 394, November 2022.

Postoperative delirium is prevalent and has adverse effects on patients and healthcare organizations. This literature view evaluates the effect of nursing interventions in postoperative delirium management. Findings suggest nursing interventions have a positive impact on preventing and managing postoperative delirium.