Assessing delirium in the intensive care unit

Critical Care Nurse

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 103-105

  Sona, Carrie ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DELIRIUM; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW;

CONSCIOUS SEDATION; CRITICAL CARE; DELIRIUM; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MASS SCREENING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 67650458306     PISSN: 02795442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ccn2009329     Document Type: Note

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