Delirium: Challenges for clinical governance

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-133

  Schofield, Irene ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute hospital wards; Clinical governance; Elderly

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; DELIRIUM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; RISK MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COST OF ILLNESS; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; DELIRIUM; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING RESEARCH; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 38849117744     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2007.00824.x     Document Type: Article

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