Nursing diagnosis – CHRONIC CONFUSION

CHRONIC  CONFUSION DEFINITION Irreversible, long-standing, and/or progressive deterioration of intel- lect and personality characterized by decreased ability to interpret environmental stimuli; decreased capacity for intellectual thought processes; and manifested by disturbances of memory, orientation, and behavior DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS • Altered interpretation, response to stimuli, and/or personality • No change in LOC • Clinical evidence of [...]