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Sometimes patients with delirium can become aggressive and make providing care challenging
First use conservative measures
First use conservative measures
Treat the cause of delirium
Try to reassure and re-orintate the patient
Call their family in
Surround them with familiar items
Give them activities to do
Cheryl the Dementia Specialist Nurse can help: call 2782 or HCR referral
If all else fails, and patients are a risk to themselves or others, consider medication
If all else fails, and patients are a risk to themselves or others, consider medication
Use PRN 0.5mg Haloperidol PO or IM (max BD)
Or if a patient has Parkinson's disease or Lewy Body Dementia - instead use Lorazepam 0.5mg PO or IM (max BD)
Refer to Dementia Specialist Nurse and Liaison Psychiatry
Refer to Dementia Specialist Nurse and Liaison Psychiatry
Dementia CNS: Cheryl Smithers - call 2782 or refer on HCR
Liaison psych: bleep 5481 or HCR
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