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Reducing Delirium And Functional Decline In Hospitalized Older Adults: Implementation Of Cocare Help, Kara Marie Roman, Aaron Mestemaker
Reducing Delirium And Functional Decline In Hospitalized Older Adults: Implementation Of Cocare Help, Kara Marie Roman, Aaron Mestemaker
Culminating Experience Projects
Background: Delirium is a common disturbance in cognition among older adults in the hospital setting. It is associated with negative outcomes and high costs for patients, families, and hospital systems. Use of a reliable screening tool and evidence-based strategies such as CoCare: HELP demonstrates delirium prevention and functional decline in many geriatric hospitalized patients.
Objectives: This study examines the impact of implementing aspects of CoCare: HELP on two pilot units in an urban Midwestern hospital. Pre- and post-implementation measures of delirium rate, 30-day admission rate, length of stay, falls with injuries, safety attendant orders, restraint numbers, use of antipsychotics, and …
Reducing Delirium And Functional Decline In Hospitalized Older Adults: Implementation Of Cocare Help, An Evidence-Based Intervention, Kara M. Roman, Aaron Mestemaker
Reducing Delirium And Functional Decline In Hospitalized Older Adults: Implementation Of Cocare Help, An Evidence-Based Intervention, Kara M. Roman, Aaron Mestemaker
Culminating Experience Projects
Background: Delirium is a common disturbance in cognition among older adults in the hospital setting. It is associated with negative outcomes and high costs for patients, families, and hospital systems. Use of a reliable screening tool and evidence-based strategies such as CoCare: HELP demonstrates delirium prevention and functional decline in many geriatric hospitalized patients.
Objectives: This study examines the impact of implementing aspects of CoCare: HELP on two pilot units in an urban Midwestern hospital. Pre- and post-implementation measures of delirium rate, 30-day admission rate, length of stay, falls with injuries, safety attendant orders, restraint numbers, use of antipsychotics, and …
Increasing Prevention And Recognition Of Delirium In A Non-Icu Acute Care Population, Anne Gembrowski
Increasing Prevention And Recognition Of Delirium In A Non-Icu Acute Care Population, Anne Gembrowski
Doctoral Projects
Delirium is associated with increased mortality, nosocomial complications, increased length of hospital stay, and greater chance of readmission, increased hospital costs, and a need for skilled nursing aid after discharge from the hospital. In a hospital, delirium can affect up to 50 percent of older patient 65. The solution is to prevent delirium from occurring and to regularly screen for its presence. The purpose of this paper is to explore the best prevention strategies and screening tool for delirium and to successfully implement a delirium bundle on a medical surgical unit. The question this paper attempts to answer is if …
Delirium: Elders Tell Their Stories And Guide Nursing Practice, Cynthia Mccurren, Sherill Nones Cronin
Delirium: Elders Tell Their Stories And Guide Nursing Practice, Cynthia Mccurren, Sherill Nones Cronin
Peer Reviewed Articles
Delirium is one of the most serious and prevalent cognitive disorders among hospitalized elders. Fourteen elders participated in this phenomenologic study describing the "lived experience " of delirium from the patient's perspective. Implications for nursing practice are derived from their reality and insight.