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Confusion AssessmentMethod for the ICU1 CONSTRUCTConfusion assessmentELY · CRITICAL CARE NURSING

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a delirium screen adapted for nonverbal ventilated patients that checks acute change or fluctuation, inattention, disorganized thinking and altered consciousness.

In critical care nursing, Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU refers to a delirium screen adapted for nonverbal ventilated patients that checks acute change or fluctuation, inattention, disorganized thinking and altered consciousness. This meaning comes from Ely (2001) in JAMA.[1]

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  1. Ely, E. W., Inouye, S. K., Bernard, G. R., Gordon, S., Francis, J., May, L., Truman, B., Speroff, T., Gautam, S., Margolin, R., Hart, R. P., & Dittus, R. (2001). Delirium in Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Validity and Reliability of the Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU). JAMA, 286(21), 2703. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.286.21.2703

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