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

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.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalNursing: School of Nursing Faculty Publications and Other Works
Volume24
Issue number4
StatePublished - Jul 1 2015

Keywords

  • postoperative delirium
  • prevention
  • evidence-based

Disciplines

  • Nursing

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