Barriers to frontline surgical nurse detection of delirium in the hospitalized older adult
Many older adults experience complications related to hospitalization. The most prevalent of complications is delirium which often goes undetected and untreated and results in increased morbidity and mortality. Nurses are in an ideal position to detect and manage delirium because of their close pa...
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2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1828/3719 |