Seeganna Carolyn, Antai-Otong Deborah
US Department of Veterans Affairs, Mat-Su Community Based Outpatient Clinic, 865 North Seward Meridian Parkway, Wasilla, AK 99654, USA.
Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Networks-(VISN-17), 2301 E. Lamar Boulevard, Arlington, TX 76006, USA.
Nurs Clin North Am. 2016 Jun;51(2):261-73. doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2016.01.009. Epub 2016 Feb 28.
As the population ages, nurses in various clinical settings must identify high-risk groups that are vulnerable to delirium and dementia. They also must be able to provide psychosocial and pharmacologic interventions that promote comfort and safety for patients and their families experiencing these distressful medical conditions. Efforts to facilitate health resolution and restore the patient and caregivers to an optimal level of functioning must be priorities.
