Mismanagement of delerium places patients at risk

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 42-46

  Ski, Chantal ^a   O'Connell, Bev ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Cabrini Deakin Centre for Nursing Research   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute confusion; Ageing; Delirium; Risk management; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AGED; DELIRIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIRIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIOENVIRONMENTAL THERAPY;

EID: 33646149642     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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