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How can nurses assess and manage delirium in older people?

Stacey Louise Finlay Deputy manager, Domnall Intermediate Care Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland, British Geriatrics Society, London, England

Assessment tools can detect delirium and various approaches can assist nursing care

Delirium is a medical emergency (Evans 2022) that causes simultaneous disturbance of attention, orientation and awareness (Finlay 2023). Delirium increases the risk of functional decline, institutionalisation, dementia and death (Barra et al 2023). Therefore, timely detection and appropriate management are essential.

Nursing Older People. 36, 3, 19-19. doi: 10.7748/nop.36.3.19.s9

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03 June 2024 / Vol 36 issue 3

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