Title of DNP Project

DNP Proposal: Delirium Prevention Protocol

Authors

Aaron Klein, Winona State UniversityFollow
Julia Kvam, Winona State UniversityFollow

Date of Project Completion

Winter 12-3-2020

Document Type

Project Paper

Degree Name

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Department

Nursing

First Advisor

Dr. Sandy Paddock

Abstract

Purpose and Rationale: To implement a delirium prevention (DP) sleep protocol to at risk intensive care unit (ICU) patients to reduce delirium incidence and duration.

Synthesis of Evidence: A review of one clinical practice guideline, eight systematic reviews and meta-analysis, four randomized controlled trials, nine quasi-experimental trials, and one qualitative study provided evidence that interventions targeted to improve patients’ sleep may decrease delirium incidence and duration in adult patients in the ICU.

Recommended Citation

Klein, Aaron and Kvam, Julia, "DNP Proposal: Delirium Prevention Protocol" (2020). Nursing DNP Projects. 39.
https://openriver.winona.edu/nursingdnp/39