Title:

[Retired] Delirium recognition and management

Description:

At a glance:
- Detection, prevention and treatment of delirium in critically ill patients (PDF, 5 minutes)
- Confusion Assessment Method for ICU (CAM-ICU) flowsheet (PDF, 5 minutes)
- Guide to delirium for staff who are new to critical care (Intensive Care Society) (PDF, 5 minutes)
- Royal College of Psychiatrists - Looking after someone with Delirium (website, 5 minutes)
- Confusion Assessment Method - Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU) (video, 6 minutes)
- Mental Capacity Act Assessment (video, 6 minutes)

Bitesize learning:
- ICU delirium (selection of short videos and resources) (website)
- Delirium in ICU (Narrated PowerPoint, 20 minutes)
- Basic Principles of Intensive Care Nursing, safety checks & ABCDE (video, 20 minutes)

Hierarchy:

[Retired] London Transformation and Learning Collaborative - Critical Care (LTLC) > [Retired] Self-directed Learning Resources > [Retired] RSC (Registered Support Clinician) > [Retired] Neurology > [Retired] Delirium recognition and management

Keywords:

Delirium, safety, ICU, critical care, mental health, management, CAM-ICU, Confusion Assessment Method, Delirium risk factors, Mental Capacity Assessment, MCA, clinical application, hypoactive, hyperactive, redeployed staff

Created:

7 Oct 2020

Updated:

30 Jan 2021