Understanding "confusion".
Caregiver and client play major roles in the "confused" label. Health care professionals need to be aware of this phenomenon to help decrease the possibility of the label's negative consequences on client care. This article examines caregiver perceptions of "confusion" throughout the life span.
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000451:nursing*; D003221:Confusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis; D013240:Stereotyping