RNAO.ca/bpg Delirium, Dementia, and Depression in Older Adults: Assessment and Care Greetings from Doris Grinspun, Chief Executive Officer, Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) is delighted to present the clinical best practice guideline Delirium, Dementia and Depression in Older Adults: Assessment and Care. [...] The nursing and health-care community, with their unwavering commitment and passion for excellence in patient care, have provided the expertise and countless hours of volunteer work essential to the development and revision of each best practice guideline. [...] The Guideline should be reviewed and applied in accordance with both the needs of individual organizations or practice settings and the needs and preferences of persons and their familiesG accessing the health system for care and services. [...] To determine the scope and organization of the Guideline, the RNAO development team took the following steps: reviewed the RNAO BPGs Screening for Delirium, Dementia and Depression in Older Adults (2010b) and Caregiving Strategies For Older Adults with Delirium, Dementia and Depression (2010a); conducted a scoping reviewG of the literature to assess whether or not a strong enough connection ex [...] For more information about this Guideline, including the Guideline development process and the systematic reviewG and search strategy, refer to Appendices B and C. Use of the Term “BPSD” in This Guideline Terminology in the field of dementia care continues to evolve.
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