PRINCIPLE 4: Management of older people with confusion
NSW hospitals will have programs in place for older people with confusion that align with these principles. The implementation will be in partnership with the older person, their carer and family.
Management strategies
Management of the older person with confusion
Adapted from AHMAC, 2011.
Strategies to manage confusion should be multimodal and include:
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References
- Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. Delirium Care Pathways. Commonwealth of Australia 2011
- NSW Ministry of Health, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. Assessment and management of people with behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). A handbook of NSW clinicians. NSW Ministry of health and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 2013.