Delirium An Acute Brain Dysfunction
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What you'll learn
At the completion of this activity, the learner should be able to:
- Discuss core symptoms of delirium
- State 3 Nursing Sensitive Outcomes and Nursing Interventions to care for patients with delirium
- Discuss predisposing and precipitating factors of delirium
- Discuss treatment options for delirium
- Discuss the CAM Assessment Tool
Course overview
Delirium is a common clinical syndrome characterized by inattention and acute cognitive dysfunction. The word delirium was first used as a medical term as early as the first century AD to describe mental disorders occurring during fever or head trauma
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
District of Columbia Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
Registered Nurse
Georgia Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
Registered Professional Nurse
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Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this activity, the learner should be able to:
- Discuss core symptoms of delirium
- State 3 Nursing Sensitive Outcomes and Nursing Interventions to care for patients with delirium
- Discuss predisposing and precipitating factors of delirium
- Discuss treatment options for delirium
- Discuss the CAM Assessment Tool
Disclaimer: Information on this program is intended for educational purposes only. It is not intended to provide legal and/or medical advice or to be a comprehensive compendium of evidence based practice. For specific implementation information, please contact an appropriate professional, organization, legal source, or facility policy. The author and planning committee members have declared no conflict of interest.
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