The assessment of acute Confusion as part of nursing care

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 143-151

  Miller, Judy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFUSION; EDUCATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; CONFUSION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING RECORDS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0031203044     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0897-1897(97)80237-6     Document Type: Article

References (3)

1. Champagne, M., Neelon, V., McConnell, E., & Funk, S. (1987). The NEECHAM Confusion Scale: Assessing acute confusion in the hospitalized and nursing home elderly. The Gerontologist, 27 (Suppl.), 4A.
2. Neelon, V., & Champagne, M. (1992). Managing cognitive improvement: The current bases for practice. In S. Funk, E. Tornquist, M. Champagne, R. Wiese (Eds.), Key aspects of elder care: Managing falls, incontinence, and cognitive impairment (pp. 239-250). New York: Springer Publishing.
3. Neelon, V., Champagne, M., Carlson, J., & Funk, S. (1996). The NEECHAM Confusion Scale: Construction, validation, and clinical testing. Nursing Research, 45, 324-330.