• Medsurg Nurs · Aug 2004

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    Delirium in the acute care setting.

    • Cathy Hanley.
    • Memory Disorder Center, North Broward Medical Center, Pompano Beach, FL, USA.
    • Medsurg Nurs. 2004 Aug 1;13(4):217-25.

    AbstractOlder adults are at particular risk for developing delirium, which is often not recognized by health care providers in the acute care setting. Early recog nition with a standardized assessment process provides early treatment. Multifactorial approaches that can be utilized when treating the patient with delirium are described.

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