Strategies to improve delirium recognition in hospitalized older adults

J Contin Educ Nurs. 2013 Feb;44(2):55-6. doi: 10.3928/00220124-20130124-03.

Abstract

As 24-hour caregivers, nurses' detection of delirium is critical to physician diagnosis because of the waxing and waning of delirium-related clinical features. However, nurses fail to accurately interpret delirium-related clinical features more than 30% of the time.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Delirium / nursing*
  • Delirium / psychology*
  • Hospitalization*
  • Humans
  • Nurse-Patient Relations*
  • Nursing Staff, Hospital*