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Delirium: Not your average patient?

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1.0 CERP credit
Completion Time
1 hour
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November 15, 2025
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Overview

Specialties
Cardiology, Critical Care, Educational/Research, Medical/Surgical, Mental Health, and Pain Management
Clinical Topics
Dementia, Mental Health, Patient Outcomes, Surgery, and Treatment

A look into delirium in our critical care patient population, the pathophysiology, risk factors, and the use of the CAM-ICU to help identify and aid in the plan of care. 

Learning Objectives

1.) Define delirium.

2.) Name at least 3 risk factors for developing ICU delirium.

3.) Identify at least two management strategies for preventing delirium.

4.) Describe a mnemonic to help with recognizing and diagnosing delirium.

5.) Demonstrate proper use of the CAM-ICU tool for delirium assessment.

Speakers

Amber Glukhenkiy
Amber Glukhenkiy ACCNS-AG, CNS

Clinical Nurse Specialist for critical care at UTMB, Galveston

Motivated, talented, and self-driven critical care nurse with more than 10 years experience. Recent graduate with my MSN with a focus in adult gerontology as a Clinical Nurse Specialist. Looking for new opportunities as an adult gerontology clinical nurse specialist in the critical care environment.

CE Information

This activity offers 1.0 CERP credit to attendees.

Accredited by American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.

Disclosures

Approval Statement:

This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation

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