Delirium: A process improvement approach to changing prescribing practices in a community teaching hospital

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 244-250

  St Pierre, Jeanne ^a,b  

^a Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^b BALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Delirium; Drugs; Elderly; Hospital

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; AMITRIPTYLINE; CARISOPRODOL; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CLORAZEPATE DIPOTASSIUM; CYCLOBENZAPRINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIAZEPAM; DICYCLOVERINE; HALOPERIDOL; HYDROXYZINE EMBONATE; HYOSCYAMINE; LORAZEPAM; METOCLOPRAMIDE; OXYBUTYNIN; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; PROMETHAZINE; TEMAZEPAM; TRIMETHOBENZAMIDE; ZOLPIDEM TARTRATE;

ARTICLE; CONFUSION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DELIRIUM; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 21344454686     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-200507000-00009     Document Type: Article

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