Delirium in aged-care facilities : a major challenge for health professionals

Abstract

RESEARCH QUESTION: What are the success and barriers in aged-care nurses assessing and managing of delirium cases? • A mixed method approach was utilised comprising of a survey over one year in one of Auckland’s emergency department (ED) and focus groups • Subsequently 10 focus groups with ARC nurses from standardised presentations of the top 5 (highest rate) and the bottom 5 (lowest rate) admissions to ED