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Review

Nursing the Patient with Altered Cognitive Function

Jason Cross  1
Karen Hertz  1 , Julie Santy-Tomlinson  2
, editors.
In: Fragility Fracture Nursing: Holistic Care and Management of the Orthogeriatric Patient [Internet]. Cham (CH): Springer; 2018. Chapter 9.
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Nursing the Patient with Altered Cognitive Function

Jason Cross.
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Excerpt

Cognitive syndromes are common in the older surgical patient. This chapter aims to provide an overview of the causes of altered cognitive function, provide advice on strategies that can be used to identify those at risk and give examples of assessments and interventions to aid diagnosis and treatment. The focus will be on acute confusion or “delirium” but will also comment on how existing cognitive impairment, dementia and depression can impact on patient recovery.

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