Improving the Validity of Nurse-Based Delirium Screening: A Head-to-Head Comparison of Nursing Delirium Screening Scale and Short Confusion Assessment Method

As part of a multicomponent delirium prevention protocol the Confusion Assessment Method (Short-CAM) was introduced to nursing as the standard delirium screening instrument on the general medical units. Despite significant educational efforts, quality monitoring revealed poor sensitivity with the use of Short-CAM.
Source: Psychosomatics - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Original Research Article Source Type: research