A pilot study on delirium in the intensive care unit: A creative inquiry project with undergraduate nursing students

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 266-270

  Whitcomb, John J ^a   Morgan, Michelle ^b   Irvin, Tameka ^b   Spencer, Kathleen ^a   Boynton, Lauren ^a   Turman, Sarah ^a   Rhodes, Christopher ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Gibbs Cancer Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Delirium; Intensive care unit; Medication; Sedation; Sleep

Indexed keywords

HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; NURSING; NURSING STUDENT; PILOT STUDY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP STAGE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP STAGES; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 84883444255     PISSN: 07304625     EISSN: 15388646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCC.0b013e3182a077cd     Document Type: Article

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