Delirium - Nursing
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Falls in the nursing home: a collaborative approach.

30 May 2009 Problem solving using a collaborative approach may reduce the risk of falls in the nursing home. Interventions need to be tailored to the individual's cognitive and physical impairments as well as be feasible in the particular long-term care ... Read more...

Predisposing factors associated with delirium among demented long-term care residents.

29 Apr 2009 This was a cross-sectional study to investigate predisposing factors associated with delirium among demented long-term-care residents and to assess the cumulative effect of these factors on the likelihood of having delirium. Of the 155 participants, ... Read more...

Emergence delirium: a nursing perspective.

27 Feb 2009 Emergence delirium is a condition that can affect all segments of the postoperative population, but is seen most often in pediatric and older adult patients. Most cases of emergence delirium resolve quickly and without incident; however, severe ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Delirium - Nursing'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Skilled dementia care must not become the preserve of specialists. 30 Jul 2009
• Falls in the nursing home: a collaborative approach. 30 May 2009
• Predisposing factors associated with delirium among demented long-term care residents. 29 Apr 2009
• Emergence delirium: a nursing perspective. 27 Feb 2009
• [The Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (ICDSC)--translation and validation of intensive care delirium checklist in accordance with guidelines] 4 Feb 2009
• Recommendations for mental health care of older adults: Part 2--an overview of dementia, delirium, and substance abuse. 30 Jan 2009
• [Multidisciplinary treatment and care] 30 Dec 2008
• The process of practice redesign in delirium care for hospitalised older people: a participatory action research study. 30 Dec 2008
• Older people with delirium: worthless and childlike. 29 Nov 2008
• Delirium and dementia in acute hospitals: assessing the impact of RMN input. 30 Oct 2008
• AJCC patient care page. Patient care and delirium assessment. 30 Oct 2008
• Assessment of delirium in the intensive care unit: nursing practices and perceptions. 30 Oct 2008
• A special care unit for acutely ill patients with dementia and challenging behaviour as a model of geriatric care. 28 Oct 2008
• Delirium assessment tool for end of life: CHIMBOP. 29 Sep 2008
• Use of the acute confusion protocol: a research utilization project. 29 Sep 2008
• The role of the nurse educator: mentor, change agent, expert. 30 Aug 2008
• Caring for hospitalized older adults at risk for delirium: the silent, unspoken piece of nursing practice. 30 May 2008
• A questionnaire to determine nurses' knowledge of delirium and its risk factors. 29 Apr 2008
• Accuracy of nurse documentation of delirium symptoms in medical charts. 30 Mar 2008
• [Specialized care of patients with dementia undergoing surgery: "more than just holding hands" (interview by Ivonne Rammoser)] 28 Feb 2008

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Technical information about 'Delirium'

Definition: A disorder characterized by CONFUSION; inattentiveness; disorientation; ILLUSIONS; HALLUCINATIONS; agitation; and in some instances autonomic nervous system overactivity. It may result from toxic/metabolic conditions or structural brain lesions. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp411-2)

Descriptor UI: D003693

Alternative terms: Delirium; Subacute Delirium; Delirium, Subacute; Deliriums, Subacute; Subacute Deliriums; Delirium of Mixed Origin; Mixed Origin Delirium; Mixed Origin Deliriums;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.597.606.337.500; C23.888.592.604.339.500; F01.700.250.500; F03.087.350;

Technical Notes: this is not the French "délire" ( = DELUSIONS)