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[P4–305]: PREOPERATIVE DEMENTIA SCREENING AND POSTOPERATIVE DELIRIUM IN OLDER SURGICAL PATIENTS
Author(s) -
Andrews Lucy
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2017.06.2175
Subject(s) - delirium , medicine , dementia , orthopedic surgery , incidence (geometry) , psychological intervention , complication , cognition , postoperative cognitive dysfunction , surgery , intensive care medicine , psychiatry , physics , disease , optics
This evidence-based performance improvement project was to implement a change in nursing practice through the identification of patients at risk for delirium before surgery so that increased monitoring could be instituted to decrease the onset of delirium. Additional benefits included enhanced knowledge gained by the nursing staff through the educational information, nurse adherence to using the screening tool, and decreasing the incidence of delirium in older patients who have orthopedic surgery.