The Polish Version of the Nursing Delirium Screening Scale (NuDESC PL)-Experience of Using in Nursing Practice in Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit.

Sabina Krupa Dorota Ozga Adriano Friganović Wioletta Mędrzycka-Dąbrowska Krzysztof Jurek

Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2021)

This study contributed to the development of the Polish version of the scale (NuDESC PL) which is now used as the Polish screening tool for delirium detection. The availability of an easy-to-use nurse-based delirium instrument is a prerequisite for widespread implementation.

Keyphrases

cardiac surgery
healthcare
intensive care unit
quality improvement
acute kidney injury
primary care
mental health
hip fracture
psychometric properties
patient reported outcomes
real time pcr