Delirium-Awareness, observation and interventions in intensive care units: A national survey of Swedish ICU head nurses

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 296-303

  Forsgren, Lena M ^a   Eriksson, Mats ^b  

^a Lindesberg Hospital   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Assessment; Delirium; Intensive care unit; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DELIRIUM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; DELIRIUM; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NURSES; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 77956573486     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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