title: Delirium in geriatric patients: identification and prevention.
abstract: Clinical delirium in the hospitalized geriatric patient is defined and described. Use of the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) and Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia (PAINAD) screening tools is discussed. Nursing strategies to identify and prevent delirium are explored.
authors.affiliation: Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Leslie A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D003693:Delirium / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D059408:Pain Management