Delirium first was used as a medical term in the first century AD to describe mental disorders
occurring during fever or head trauma (Fong, Tulebaev, & Inouye, 2009). Deliri um is an …

Delirium in the intensive care unit (ICU) is a complex, common, and problematic condition
that interferes with healing and recovery. It leads to higher morbidity and mortality and …

Background Delirium is caused by pathophysiology but yet it presents as a disorder of
cognition. It can be a transient phenomenon, and full recovery is common once the …

Purpose/Objectives: The purpose of this article is to discuss the role of the adult-gerontology
clinical nurse specialist in addressing the problem of delirium in hospitalized older adults …

Delirium has been recognized in the literature as a significant problem in the care and
treatment of the critical care patient. Delirium, a medical disorder that results in the morbidity …

A significant portion of critical care patients experience delirium. This form of acute brain
dysfunction is associated with increased hospital stay, increased mortality, and greater long …

Delirium is a mental disorder of acute onset and fluctuating course, characterized by
disturbances in consciousness, orientation, memory, thought, perception, and behavior. It …

Older adults are at particular risk for developing delirium, which is often not recognized by
health care providers in the acute care setting. Early recog nition with a standardized …

yevchak a., steis m., diehl t., hill n., kolanowski a. & fick d.(2012) Managing delirium in the
acute care setting: a pilot, focus group study. International Journal of Older People Nursing7 …

Background Several risk factors, such as age, alcohol abuse, dementia, and severe illness,
can contribute to the development of delirium. However, limited information is available in …