Acute confusion among hospitalized elders in a rural hospital.

From: MedSurg Nursing | Date: August 1, 1998| Author: Crawley, Elizabeth Jarman; Miller, Judy | Copyright information

The NEECHAM Confusion Scale was used to study the incidence and severity of acute confusion among elders in a rural community hospital. Thirty-eight patients over the age of 64 were assessed for confusion within 48 hours of admission. The NEECHAM Confusion Scale was readministered to a subsample of 17 elders within 24 hours of pending discharge. The incidence of acute confusion was 81.5% at admission with a prevalence of 52.9% at discharge. Staff identified signs of acute confusion in 34.2% o...

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