How loved ones can help prevent patients developing delirium in hospital | Liz Charalambous

In the first of a series by health professionals on the importance of family and volunteers helping with a condition in hospital, we hear from a nurse at Nottingham University Hospital Ward B48

Delirium is a state of acute mental confusion where a person may see or hear things that are not there and become very agitated, sleepy or a mixture of both.

It can be resolved by treating the underlying cause and supporting the patient by good nursing care.

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