Nurses descriptions of changes in cognitive function in the acute care setting

To describe nurses' documentation of cognition and behavioural changes in patients in acute care settings. Hospitalised patients often present with multiple co-morbidities including declining levels of cognitive functioning and this is particularly so for older people. Many older people will ex...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hare, Malcolm, McGowan, Sunita, Wynaden, Dianne, Speed, G., Landsborough, Ian
Format: Journal Article
Published: Australian Nursing Federation 2008
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Online Access:http://www.ajan.com.au/ajan_26.1.html
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15289