Delirium
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Delirium

Hazelle Adams Intermediate care liaison nurse, Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

A learning zone article enabled Hazelle Adams to feel more confident in discussing her concerns about diagnoses

I often assess patients who are reportedly confused or considered to have ‘early dementia’. Some patients were living independently and their confusion is of recent onset. Such symptoms might indicate delirium, so I was interested to read the learning zone article.

Nursing Standard. 26, 36, 59-59. doi: 10.7748/ns2012.05.26.36.59.c9085

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