We found a match
Your institution may have rights to this item. Sign in to continue.
- Title
Delirium in Geriatric Patients: Identification and Prevention.
- Authors
Phillips, Leslie A.
- Abstract
Clinical delirium in the hospitalized geriatric patient is defined and described. Use of the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) and Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia (PAINAD) screening tools is discussed. Nursing strategies to identify and prevent delirium are explored.
- Subjects
DIAGNOSIS of delirium; ACCIDENTAL fall prevention; RISK of delirium; GERIATRIC assessment; HOSPITAL care of older people; ANALGESIA; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DIFFERENTIAL diagnosis; HEALTH care teams; HEALTH facilities; MEDICAL protocols; NURSING practice; NURSING assessment; NURSING specialties; PAIN; PATIENT safety; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; COMORBIDITY; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; PAIN measurement; CONTINUING education units; SEVERITY of illness index; HALOPERIDOL; POLYPHARMACY; SYMPTOMS; OLD age; THERAPEUTICS; PREVENTION
- Publication
MEDSURG Nursing, 2013, Vol 22, Issue 1, p9
- ISSN
1092-0811
- Publication type
Article