Browsing by Subjects (CINAHL) "Delirium"
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Delirium assessment in the medical-surgical population: A quality improvement project
(2017-01-11)Background: Delirium is a complex syndrome that can affect many patients resulting in adverse outcomes. The use of a delirium assessment tool assists in the identification of delirium. The aim of this project was to determine ... -
Early detection and management of delirium through routine nurse screening on older adult hospitalized patients
(2016-10-20)Nurses play a crucial role in implementing care designed to reduce delirium’s duration and severity. Unmanaged delirium in the older adult patient population can result in prolonged hospitalization, profound decline ... -
Emergence delirium in U.S. military combat veterans
This dissertation study examined the phenomenon of emergence delirium in U.S. military combat veterans. Emergence delirium is a post-anesthetic phenomenon that occurs immediately following emergence from general anesthesia ... -
Is it pain or too much pain medication?
(6/11/2018)Delirium is one of the most common undesirable consequences in older adult surgical patients. Studies have suggested that uncontrolled pain, in addition to overmedicating with opioids, may trigger an episode ... -
Preoperative cognition screening and postoperative delirium in older surgical patients
(2016-12-21)People 65 years or older are having surgery later in life and are at risk of developing a major postoperative complication, delirium. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment, is a preoperative cognitive screening tool which was ... -
Subsyndromal delirium and postoperative pain in older adults
Study Purpose and Design: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between subsyndromal delirium and pain in older adults following major elective orthopedic surgery. The design of this correlational ...