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L Sivertsen

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PubMed2000

Herbal and nutritional supplement use in the elderly.

Herbal and nutritional supplement use in the United States is increasing, including use among older adults. Often, older adults do not inform health care providers that they are using dietary supplements. Dietary supplement use can be problematic because of potential interactions with prescription drugs, patient delays in seeking needed care, and inadequate product quality control. This article provides guidelines for dietary supplement use in the older adult and discusses the precautions associated with common herbs.

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PubMed1990

Relocating a patient care unit.

Nurse managers frequently are required to relocate patient care units in a hospital. Whether temporary or permanent, the move entails the same process: thorough planning, an interdisciplinary approach, and good communication among everyone involved. The stages of relocating a patient care unit are the preparation phase, the actual move, closing the old unit, and adjusting to the new unit. Of these, the preparation phase requires the most attention. The disciplines most involved with planning the relocation are nursing and hospital administration. Others that must be consulted are physicians, materials management, and housekeeping staffs. It is imperative that staff nurses be involved in the planning process early to promote staff adjustment to the relocation experience. The authors describe the phases of relocating a patient care unit and the details to be considered based on their experience at a gerontologic facility in a major medical center.

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Acute confusion: nursing intervention in older patients.

Older patients are at high risk for developing acute confusion while hospitalized with an associated increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Causes for acute confusion include physiologic, psychosocial, and environmental alterations. Often not recognized by nurses, acute confusion needs to be differentiated from depression and dementia. Nursing assessment of acute confusion should include baseline data on cognition, behavior, and functional status. Standard, routine, and systematic assessments of cognition, behavior, and functional status need to be ongoing during hospitalization if nurses are to identify and manage acute confusion in hospitalized older patients.

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