Postoperative Delirium Prevention in the Older Adult: An Evidence-Based Process Improvement Project.

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Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses Pub Date : 2015-07-01

Tracy Layne, Sheila A Haas, Judy E Davidson, Audrey Klopp

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Abstract

Postoperative delirium is a major complication in hospitalized older adults. Implementation of a screening tool and evidence-based delirium-prevention protocol on a surgical unit increased nurses' knowledge regarding delirium, increased identification of delirium, and produced medical treatment alterations leading to positive patient outcomes.

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老年人术后谵妄预防:循证过程改进项目。

术后谵妄是住院老年人的主要并发症。在外科病房实施筛查工具和基于证据的谵妄预防方案增加了护士对谵妄的认识，增加了谵妄的识别，并产生了导致患者积极结果的医学治疗改变。

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Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses Nursing-Medical and Surgical Nursing

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期刊介绍： MEDSURG Nursing, The Journal of Adult Health, is the official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN). The journal provides its readers with the multidisciplinary information they need to provide clinically excellent patient care and to enhance their nursing practice. MEDSURG Nursing supports adult health/medical-surgical nurses as they strive for excellence in patient care, private practice, and outpatient health care settings in urban, suburban, and rural locations. Each peer-reviewed issue of MEDSURG Nursing features a comprehensive discussion and description of today"s clinical issues in adult health/medical-surgical nursing.