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    Assessing cognition in elderly patients presenting to the emergency department

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    Authors
    Hare, Malcolm
    Wynaden, Dianne
    McGowan, Sunita
    Speed, Gaye
    Date
    2008
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Hare, Malcolm and Wynaden, Dianne and McGowan, Sunita and Speed, Gaye. 2008. Assessing cognition in elderly patients presenting to the emergency department. International Emergency Nursing. 16 (2): 73-79.
    Source Title
    International Emergency Nursing
    DOI
    10.1016/j.ienj.2008.01.005
    Faculty
    School of Nursing and Midwifery
    Division of Health Sciences
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25753
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Delirium occurs frequently among elderly patients in the Emergency Department (ED), and accurate assessment is difficult without knowledge of the patient's usual cognitive functioning. This audit was designed to determine whether routine cognitive screening of elderly patients in ED could lead to early identification of delirium.

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