Nurses' descriptions of changes in cognitive function in the acute care setting

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-25

  Hare, Malcolm ^a,b   McGowan, Sunita ^a,b   Wynaden, Dianne ^a,b   Speed, Gaye ^a   Landsborough, Ian ^b  

^a FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical audit; Cognitive functioning; Confusion; Delirium; Dementia; Quality nursing care

Indexed keywords

EID: 59849084600     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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