For healthcare providers, multiple EBP to manage delirium are available such as surgical procedures and psychotherapies. These methods are useful but can be offered in chronic conditions. Atypical antipsychotics and self-care management are the most reliable interventions that can be useful in both chronic and mild conditions. The typical drugs are underused for decades and their effects are low. Furthermore, patients in hospitals feel sicker due to the absence of movement and high dependency on care providers.
For delirium management other options for alternatives can be multiple such as chronic disease management in a specific healthcare unit for a patient will delirium (Burry et al., 2018). Medical screening for the early detection of delirium is also an effective alternative to prevent a chronic condition. If the healthcare observes the delirium-related symptoms the medical screening will help healthcare providers to confirm the diagnosis. In chronic conditions, end-of-life care is a good alternative intervention that can ensure the comfort and pain management of patients in their last stage of life.
Delirium is a serious health condition because it causes mental confusion. Its treatment is essential to prevent sensory impairment, multiple co-morbidities, underlying dementia, or renal impairment. Proposing self-care management and atypical antipsychotics can help patients and healthcare providers in managing delirium. These antipsychotics are very effective and the patient can stabilize in hours. The outcome of prescribing this medicine is the improved condition of the patients. The self-care management will enhance the mental and physical health of the patient.
Healthcare technology will be an integral part of generating high-quality care outcomes. In the United States, multiple healthcare policies are providing care coverage to patients. Different self-care management programs and therapies are proposed by healthcare policies that will help delirium management in patients (Hshieh et al., 2022).
Medicaid healthcare policy is designed to provide high-quality care to low-income and elderly populations. It is a joint state and federal program that is offering 7.2 million elderly low-income Americans health coverage (Statista, 2022). If the patient earns income or has blindness, disability, or chronic disease then the eligibility criteria are valid (Statista, 2022). Medicaid offers one-year healthcare costs to older hospitalized patients with a diagnosis of delirium (Hshieh et al., 2022). The healthcare policy will help bring high-quality care to patients because they can access self-care management programs and treatment coverage. For the intervention outcomes, nurses must define specific objectives to achieve such as providing high-quality, on-time, and safe healthcare service to delirium patients.
To evaluate the outcomes of the healthcare interventions for delirium treatment the expected timeline is six months. Patients who were treated with typical antipsychotics will get self-care management and atypical antipsychotics for six months. The results of the outcomes will help in identifying the significance of the healthcare intervention. In the first month, the interdisciplinary team will be designed to provide care to delirium patients. In the second month, resources will be acquired such as telehealth technology and therapy tools. Next month, there will be a plan execution. For the next three months, the outcome of the patients will be evaluated by keeping track of the telehealth data.
NURS FPX 6030 Assessment 2 Problem Statement PICOT
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The credible literature is available on PubMed, UpToDate, and other scientific journals. This evidence is highly reliable to support the PICOT question. In this capstone project, this evidence will help to evaluate effective delirium treatments.
| Author | Research Agenda | Outcomes |
| (Gual et al., 2020) | Role of self-care management (rehabilitation, physical exercise) in delirium management | The research declared that physical dysfunction can occur due to the absence of physical movement in delirium patients. It is necessary to provide therapy to patients to manage the risk of disease. Self-care management is an effective delirium preventive strategy that can impact enhancing patient quality of life, self-dependence, and morbidity. |