Delirium superimposed on dementiap: Accuracy of nurse documentation

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-42

  Steis, Melinda R ^a   Fick, Donna M ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING RECORDS;

EID: 84858018480     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20110706-01     Document Type: Article

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