Data, diagnoses, and interventions addressing the nursing focus “delusion”: A scoping review

Abstract

Purpose: To explore and synthesize literature related to the nursing process addressing the focus “Delusion”. Design and Methods: This literature review is integrated with a scoping study framework. From the total 252 papers found, 39 were selected. Findings: Relevant data and diagnostic activities, hypothetic nursing diagnoses, and interventions addressing the focus “Delusion” were identified. Practice Implications: This literature review allowed the development of a clinical data model addressing the focus “Delusion”, based on the steps of the nursing process identified. This clinical data model may contribute towards improving nursing clinical decision-making and nursing care quality in relation to a client suffering from delusion as well as producing more reliable nursing-sensitive indicators.