Supplemental Course: Delirium (13.026)
Provides evidence-based strategies for the assessment and management of delirium among community-dwelling older adults. Remember to disable your pop-up blocker.
Target Audience
Registered nurses (RN) and healthcare providers focusing on best practices in chronic disease management, case management, caregiver education and support, transitional care, and geriatric evaluation and management.
Learning Objectives
- Identify risk factors for delirium
- Describe methods for recognizing and assessing delirium
- Differentiate delirium from depression and dementia
- Apply evidence-based guidelines for the assessment and management of delirium in community-dwelling vulnerable older adults
Elizabeth (Ibby) Tanner, PhD, RN