Management of delirium in critically ill older adults

Critical Care Nurse

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 15-26

  Balas, Michele C ^a   Rice, Michael ^a   Chaperon, Claudia ^a   Smith, Heather ^b   Disbot, Maureen ^c   Fuchs, Barry ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b American Physical Therapy Association   (United States)

^c HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DELIRIUM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DELIRIUM; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84869420711     PISSN: 02795442     EISSN: 19408250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ccn2012480     Document Type: Article

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