Managing delirium and agitation in elderly hospitalized orthopaedic patients: Part 2 - interventions

Orthopaedic Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 61-75

  Segatore, Milena ^a   Adams, Debra ^a  

^a Clinical Educator at St Joseph's Hosptial   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; DELIRIUM; EXERCISE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

AGED; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DELIRIUM; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL;

EID: 0035296158     PISSN: 07446020     EISSN: 1542538X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006416-200103000-00014     Document Type: Article

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