Mixed-methods approach to understanding nurses' clinical reasoning in recognizing delirium in hospitalized older adults

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 136-148

  Rice, Karen L ^a   Bennett, Marsha J ^b   Clesi, Tara ^a   Linville, Lisa ^c  

^a OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; MALE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INPATIENTS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84896485116     PISSN: 00220124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20140219-02     Document Type: Article

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