A multifaceted educational intervention to prevent delirium in older inpatients: A before and after study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 974-982

  Wand, Anne P F ^a,b   Thoo, William ^a   Sciuriaga, Hayley ^a   Ting, Vicky ^a   Baker, Janett ^a   Hunt, Glenn E ^b,c  

^a Canterbury Hospital   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Sydney Local Health Network   (Australia)

Author keywords

Delirium; Education; Elderly; Inpatient; Prevention; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

AGED; AUSTRALIA; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 84902333592     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.11.005     Document Type: Article

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