Vicky MacRae, Susan Holland, Rachel MacLeod
Diagnosing, managing and preventing urinary tract infections in older people with dementia in hospital
Diagnosing, managing and preventing UTIs in older people with dementia in hospital
Urinary tract infections are common in older people but frequently complicated to diagnose
20 Apr 2022
Picture of an older man in a hospital gown. Delirium is an acute state of confusion that commonly affects older people, but many risk factors can be mitigated and nurses need to be knowledgeable about it, says Vicky MacRae.
Nurses should be delirium champions and identify people at risk as early as possible
Many risk factors can be mitigated and nurses need to be knowledgeable about it
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