Chapter | Content |
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I. Introduction | i. Introduction to the e-learning course, the patients from the case studies and the subject |
II. What is delirium? | i. Introduction to the goals and content of the chapter |
ii. Definition of delirium, its clinical features and course | |
iii. Risk patients, predisposing and precipitating risk factors, and prevention | |
iv. Consequences of delirium | |
III. Risk screening | i. Introduction to the goals and content of the chapter |
ii. Predisposing and precipitating risk factors and risk screening | |
iii. Recording and discussing delirium risk of a patient | |
IV. Preventive interventions | i. Introduction to the goals and content of the chapter |
ii. Short overview of preventive medical interventions | |
iii. Preventive nursing interventions | |
V. Early recognition and diagnostics | i. Introduction to the goals and content of the chapter |
ii. The importance of early recognition of delirious patients | |
iii. Delirium Observation Screening scale | |
iv. Confusion Assessment Method - ICU | |
v. Delirium and dementia, delirium tremens and delirium caused by medication | |
VI. Treatment and care | i. Introduction to the goals and content of the chapter |
ii. Focus of treatment and disciplines involved | |
iii. Medical treatment | |
iv. Nursing interventions regarding treatment and care | |
v. Aftercare | |
vi. Delirium in the terminal or palliative phase | |
VII. More information | i. References to guidelines, reports and other sources of information on delirium |