Recognizing delirium superimposed on dementia: Assessing nurses' knowledge using care vignettes

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 40-47

  Fick, Donna M ^a   Hodo, Denise M ^b   Lawrence, Frank ^a   Inouye, Sharon K ^c,d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Aging Brain Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CAUSALITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947725859     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20070201-09     Document Type: Article

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