Experience of adult patients and professionals with a program for the prevention of alcohol withdrawal delirium in the acute care setting-A case study.

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: To investigate the experiences of adult patients and professionals with the prevention of alcohol withdrawal delirium program DESIGN AND METHODS: A simple, descriptive case study with several units of analysis was chosen as the study design. PARTICIPANTS: Six patients, 15 nurses, one family member, and two physicians METHODS: Semi-structured interviews and observation sessions. The Braun and Clarke thematic analysis method was used for the data analysis. RESULTS: Three main themes were identified "Talking about alcohol," "Monitoring withdrawal symptoms," and "Collaboration with the Advanced Practice Nurse for delirium management." CONCLUSION: The program is highly beneficial in this field of practice and is widely accepted by all those involved. The Advanced Practice Nurse played an important role to facilitate the processes.