| Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | An advanced practice nurse‐led delirium consultation service reduces delirium severity and length of stay in orthopedic patients : a nonrandomized posttest only evaluation study |
| Authors : | Weber, Christa Fierz, Katharina Katapodi, Maria Hasemann, Wolfgang |
| et. al : | No |
| DOI : | 10.1111/ppc.12495 |
| Published in : | Perspectives in Psychiatric Care |
| Issue Date: | Mar-2020 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution : | Wiley |
| ISSN: | 0031-5990 1744-6163 |
| Language : | English |
| Subjects : | Advanced practice nursing; Delirium; Nurse clinicians; Professional competence; Referral and consultation; Retrospective studies |
| Subject (DDC) : | 610.73: Nursing |
| Abstract: | Delirium is an acute neuropsychiatric disorder and is a common and serious complication during hospitalization for older people. This study evaluated the value of an advanced practice nurse (APN)-led delirium consultation service on patient outcomes DESIGN AND METHODS: This was a retrospective chart review of 137 patients over 65 years, hospitalized between 2012 and 2015 in a tertiary care setting in Switzerland, who underwent orthopedic surgery and experienced delirium. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/20013 |
| Fulltext version : | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract) : | Licence according to publishing contract |
| Departement: | Health Professions |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Nursing (IPF) |
| Appears in Collections: | Publikationen Gesundheit |
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