Why don't intensive care nurses perform routine delirium assessment? A discussion of the literature

Australian Critical Care

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 157-161

  Wells, Louise G ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Delirium; Intensive care unit; Nursing

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; DELIRIUM; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF; STANDARD;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; DELIRIUM; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL;

EID: 84865562525     PISSN: 10367314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2012.03.002     Document Type: Article

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