Delirium: a diagnostic dilemma. Part 1.
Journal article
| Authors | Hardy, Kersten and Brown, Michelle |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Effective symptom management for a patient with a palliative diagnosis can be challenging. There are some symptoms that may be more difficult to control and understand than others. Delirium, as a symptom, may well prove to be a significant challenge for all involved, leaving family and health professionals perplexed and exhausted. Understanding the predisposing factors and the manifestations may aid the health professional in the assessment and identification of this distressing symptom, facilitating more effective management and care of those who are approaching the end of life. This article attempts to address some of the challenges and offer a number of suggestions that may aid in identifying delirium in patients at the end of life, but also examines some of the dilemmas when attempting to treat delirium. |
| Keywords | Delirium; End of life; Diagnosis; Patient with cancer; Reversibility |
| Year | 2015 |
| Journal | British Journal of Nursing |
| Publisher | Mark Allen Group |
| ISSN | 09660461 |
| 20522819 | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2015.24.Sup16.S9 |
| Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/622695 |
| hdl:10545/622695 | |
| Publication dates | 10 Sep 2015 |
| Publication process dates | |
| Deposited | 26 Apr 2018, 14:41 |
| Rights | Archived with thanks to British Journal of Nursing |
| Contributors | University of Derby |
| File | File Access Level Open |
| File | File Access Level Open |
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