International Emergency Nursing
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 73-79, April 2008

Assessing cognition in elderly patients presenting to the emergency department

  • Malcolm Hare, RN, BSc (Nursing) (Hons) (Acting Nurse Manager Informatics Support, Research Associate)

      Affiliations

    • Nursing Research, Evaluation and Informatics, Fremantle Hospital and Health Service, Alma Street, GPO Box 480, Fremantle, WA 6959, Australia
    • School of Nursing and Midwifery, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 8 9431 3325.
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  • Dianne Wynaden, RN, RMHN, PhD (Associate Professor (Mental Health))

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing and Midwifery, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
    • ,
  • Sunita McGowan (Director Nursing Research and Evaluation, Adjunct Research Fellow)

      Affiliations

    • Nursing Research, Evaluation and Informatics, Fremantle Hospital and Health Service, Alma Street, GPO Box 480, Fremantle, WA 6959, Australia
    • School of Nursing and Midwifery, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
    • ,
  • Gaye Speed, RN, B. AppSc (Nursing) PGradDip Hadm (Nurse Consultant, Clinical Improvement, Adjunct Senior Researcher)

      Affiliations

    • Nursing Research, Evaluation and Informatics, Fremantle Hospital and Health Service, Alma Street, GPO Box 480, Fremantle, WA 6959, Australia
    • School of Nursing and Midwifery, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia

Received 25 October 2007; received in revised form 17 January 2008; accepted 21 January 2008.

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PII: S1755-599X(08)00010-4

doi:10.1016/j.ienj.2008.01.005

International Emergency Nursing
Volume 16, Issue 2 , Pages 73-79, April 2008

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