title: The gerontological clinical nurse specialist's role in prevention, early recognition, and management of delirium in hospitalized older adults.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to describe the role of the acute care gerontological clinical nurse specialist (GCNS) and provide an exemplar of using GCNS expertise in the implementation of gerontological nursing best practices in hospitalized patients with delirium.
authors.affiliation: Nebraska Methodist Hospital, Omaha, NE, USA.
authors.forename: Deborah Marks
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Conley
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D057179:Advanced Practice Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D000368:Aged; D003693:Delirium / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital