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Educating staff about delirium in an acute hospital setting
Author(s) -
Law Emma,
Connelly Peter,
Prentice Neil,
Rooke David
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
progress in neurology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1931-227X
pISSN - 1367-7543
DOI - 10.1002/pnp.147
Subject(s) - delirium , general hospital , nursing staff , medicine , nursing , acute hospital , psychology , medical emergency , psychiatry , emergency medicine , political science , health care , law
Delirium is often underdetected or misdiagnosed within the hospital setting. Here, the authors present the results of their study to assess whether a simple educational programme delivered to nursing staff within their District General Hospital can improve the rate of detection of delirium. Copyright © 2009 Wiley Interface Ltd
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