Practice question.

Practice question.
Nurs Older People. 2014 Nov 28;26(10):14
Authors: Goldberg S, Chapman J
Abstract
Around one in five older patients in acute hospitals has delirium ( Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) 2005 ). Delirium is a clinical syndrome where the patient has disturbed consciousness - reduced awareness of the environment, reduced ability to focus, sustain or shift attention, cognitive function - difficulty with problem solving, or memory, or perception, which can develop over hours or days and with symptoms that can fluctuate over minutes, hours or days.
PMID: 25430841 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Nursing Older People - November 28, 2014 Category: Nursing Authors: Goldberg S, Chapman J Tags: Nurs Older People Source Type: research