Delirium Among Critically Ill Patients With Stroke: Prevalence, Severity, and Outcomes

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

Delirium is a common complication of critical illness, but the epidemiology of delirium among stroke patients with critical illness is uncertain. This article assesses the prevalence, severity, and short-term outcomes of delirium in adults admitted to a neurocritical care unit with acute ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Objectives

Describe the prevalence and severity of delirium among critically ill patients with ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke.
Analyze the association between delirium occurrence or severity and short-term clinical outcomes.
Identify implications for critical care practice in preventing, detecting, and managing delirium in neurocritical care settings.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Successful Completion

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation to be awarded contact hours AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for {contactHours} contact hours.

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