Management of acute delirium in hospitalized elderly: a process improvement project.
This article will describe a systematic practical approach that was developed to evaluate and manage one of the most dangerous and costly geriatric emergencies in our nation-delirium in hospitalized frail elders. The article is about nurses and physicians who worked together in a continuous quality improvement process to find a collaborative method to reduce the occurrence, severity, duration, and devastating outcomes of acute delirium.
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North Iowa Mercy Health Center, Mason City, USA.
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Brokel
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D000368:Aged; D003693:Delirium / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors