RESEARCH CONSIDERATIONS: Delirium in Hospitalized Elders
- 1 August 1994
- journal article
- Published by SLACK, Inc. in Journal of Gerontological Nursing
- Vol. 20 (8) , 24-30
- https://doi.org/10.3928/0098-9134-19940801-06
Abstract
1. If a nurse does not detect delirium in a hospitalized patient, the results can be catastrophic. 2. Nurses need more education regarding the assessment and recognition of the symptoms of delirium. 3. The assessment of delirium should include more than simply questions about orientation, and should include the aspects of sleep-wake disturbances, perceptual and psychomotor manifestations.Keywords
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