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4026-24: Delirium in the Hospitalized Elderly Delirious Patient: Best Practices and Prevention

Delirium, a potentially life-threatening medical condition and distinguished from dementia, may be under-recognized with the potential to significantly increase mortality and healthcare cost-burdens among the frail hospitalized elderly. Measurement tools for identification, pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches, and nurse-centric strategies for prevention will be presented with implications for performance improvements.

Presenters:  Constance Noll, DNP, MA, CRNP, PMHNP-BC; Lakshmi Baddela, MD, Richard Lewis, MD

Disclosures:  The APNA planners and faculty have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  45 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Name three strategies for prevention, assessment tools to identify, and medications to decrease agitation in delirium for hospitalized elderly patients.

Keywords:  Delirium Assessment and Measurement, Delirium Prevention and Treatment Strategies, Delirium Superimposed on Dementia, Inpatient

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
0.75 contact hours (0.25 of which are in pharmacology).  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to the presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Release Date:  December 19, 2024
Access to this course will end:  December 1, 2026

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