Improving the Management of Terminal Delirium at the End of Life

Improving the Management of Terminal Delirium at the End of Life

Objective: Terminal delirium is a distressing process that occurs in the dying phase, often misdiagnosed and undertreated. A hospital developed the “comfort measures order set” for dying patients receiving comfort care in the final 72 h of life. A chart review of patients experiencing terminal delir...

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Main Authors: Megan Sutherland, Aakriti Pyakurel, Amy E Nolen, Kalliopi (Kalli) Stilos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing
Subjects:
end of life
imminently dying
knowledge translation
order set
terminal delirium
Online Access:http://www.apjon.org/article.asp?issn=2347-5625;year=2020;volume=7;issue=4;spage=389;epage=395;aulast=Sutherland

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