Managing delirium in the acute care setting: A pilot focus group study

International Journal of Older People Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 152-162

  Yevchak, Andrea ^a   Steis, Melinda ^b   Diehl, Theresa ^a   Hill, Nikki ^a   Kolanowski, Ann ^a   Fick, Donna ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute care system; Cognitive impairment; Dementia; Older people nursing

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; TIME MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PENNSYLVANIA; PILOT PROJECTS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84860343723     PISSN: 17483735     EISSN: 17483743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-3743.2012.00324.x     Document Type: Article

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