Evidence-based guideline acute confusion/delirium identification, assessment, treatment, and prevention

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 11-18

  Sendelbach, Sue ^a   Guthrie, Patty Finch ^b   Schoenfelder, Deborah Perry ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NORTH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFUSION; DELIRIUM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

CONFUSION; DELIRIUM; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 77950362875     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20090930-01     Document Type: Article

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