I write this often. There is pleasantly confused and there is driving the nurses nuts confused and a spectrum in between. If there a simpler more succinct way to convey this?
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Maybe we should train them better...?
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I can see I am outnumbered in this fight but while precise language is a nice ideal I much prefer caregivers spend their bandwidth with actual patient care or self care at home rather than spend hours perfecting notes which lead to burnout.
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@StNurseProject would make interesting poll or chat -
this would be a terrific poll.
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Would strongly disagree. If someone is seen as “pleasantly confused” it tends to lead to no acute intervention. The truth is a hypoactive delirium should be seen as an acute medical emergency and managed accordingly. Hypoactive higher morbidity and mortality than agitated....
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I do honestly wonder if the term “delirium” needs a total rebranding.
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someone studying for a degree in nursing or medicine shouldn't be unsettled by precise clinical terminology. would you say "let's not say Grade 4 Sacral Pressure Sore" in case it'was a bit much. Nope we are never going to agree on this. I give uo
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i junior trainee has thousands of things they can look up and there is only so much time in the day. You are not wrong but where I practice “pleasantly confused” outnumbers “hypoactive delirium” in the charting at least 100-1. I don’t get upset it.
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