Decreasing inappropriate unable-to-assess ratings for the confusion assessment method for the intensive care unit

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 60-69

  Swan, Joshua T ^a  

^a TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DELIRIUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TERTIARY CARE CENTER;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL CARE NURSING; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84891820095     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2014567     Document Type: Article

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