Nurses In ICU Require Training To Spot Delirium

ICU nurses are poor at spotting delirious patients in their care according to previous research, but a simple educational programme could soon remedy this serious failing. Reporting in the open access journal Critical Care, investigators showed that a basic training workshop quickly brings nurses up to the same standard as ‘experts’ in recognising the symptoms of delirium.

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Filed under: Medical Students on February 26th, 2008