Nurse anesthetists’ perceptions and experiences of managing emergence delirium: A qualitative study

Table 1 Sociodemographic data of respondents

Number	Sex	Age	Educational background	Position	Title	Years of nursing experience (yr)	Years of specialized work (yr)
No. 1	Female	38	Undergraduate	Nurse	Senior nurse	16	6
No. 2	Female	39	Undergraduate	Nurse	Senior nurse	20	6
No. 3	Female	35	Undergraduate	Head nurse	Nurse supervisor	15	5
No. 4	Male	27	Undergraduate	Nurse	Nurse	4	4
No. 5	Female	41	Undergraduate	Nurse	Senior nurse	20	17
No. 6	Female	35	Undergraduate	Assistant head nurse	Nurse supervisor	15	5
No. 7	Female	30	Undergraduate	Nurse	Senior nurse	8	6
No. 8	Female	43	Junior college	Nurse	Senior nurse	24	14
No. 9	Female	49	Vocational school	Nurse	Senior nurse	30	6
No. 10	Female	26	Undergraduate	Nurse	Senior nurse	4	4
No. 11	Female	43	Undergraduate	Nurse	Nurse supervisor	21	3
No. 12	Female	35	Undergraduate	Nurse	Senior nurse	14	5

Table 2 Themes and subthemes of the study

Themes	Subthemes
Inefficient cognition hinders the identification of emergence delirium	Conceptual ambiguity
	Empirical identification
Managing diversity and challenges	Patient-Centered safe care
	Low level of medical-nursing collaboration
Work responsibilities and pressure coexist	Heavy work responsibilities
	Occupational risks and stress
Demand for high-quality Management	Expecting the construction of predictive assessment tools and prevention strategies
	Pursuing standardized management processes to enhance management effectiveness