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Delirium and dementia in acute hospitals
— assessing the impact of RMN input | | Author(s) | Emma Law |
| Journal title | Nursing Older People, vol 20, no 9, November 2008 |
| Pages | pp 35-40 |
| Source | http://www.nursingolderpeople.co.uk |
| Keywords | Confusion ; Dementia ; Psychiatric nurses ; Hospital services ; Evaluation ; Perthshire and Kinross. |
| Annotation | There is evidence that provision for the mental health needs of older people in acute hospitals is generally poor. This article describes a study undertaken over a nine-month period at Perth Royal Infirmary, a 317-bed district general hospital. The study sought to measure the impact of input from a registered mental nurse (RMN) in an acute hospital setting and within a multidisciplinary liaison model. The article examines the implications, preparation, implementation and evaluation of RMN input, and the baseline knowledge and expectations of acute hospital staff when caring for patients with dementia and delirium. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-081114203 A |
| Classmark | EDC: EA: QTK: LD: 4C: 9EC |
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