Confusion Assessment Method (CAM)

This video is a VISN 15 Geriatric, Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) project produced in cooperation with the Employee Education System.
Copyright 2008, Department of Veterans' Affairs

[@melissaj.2454]

This is a great video for (us) nursing students, thanks for posting this

[@sassytee0722]

great presentation. I appreciate you mentioning the Su-syndromal/Inattention type. thanks for sharing

[@lik_doyaya]

1:15 ah yes, that's how family members talk

[@m7mda4wl39]

great

[@resurrectedstarships]

WHY is it dangerous?? And how do you deal with it???

[@jdpaysnoe]

It is dangerous because it points to an underlying issue like maybe an infection, stroke, electrolyte imbalance, etc. So if you miss the delirium and think they are just "getting older" or they are "just having a bad day" or that it is "just dementia progressing" then you could miss the underlying issue and the patient could die from it. So to deal with it you need to diagnose it and then do a workup to find out what might be going on and fix that problem if possible.

[@daviddivineful]

Fantastic response. Spot on. Something is causing the delirium and it is that which needs to be addressed (if possible). Thanks for the response.