Applied Nursing Research
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages e21-e27 , August 2010

Using PDAs to detect cognitive change in the hospitalized elderly patient

  • Margarete L. Zalon, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA 18510-4595, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 570 941 7655; fax: +1 570 941 7903.
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  • Sonia Sandhaus, MS, RNC

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Elder Life Program, Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, PA 18503-1798, USA
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  • Donna Valenti, RNC

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Elder Life Program, Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, PA 18503-1798, USA
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  • Ulyana Arzamasova, BS

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Elder Life Program, Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, PA 18503-1798, USA

Received 22 July 2009 ,Revised 17 October 2009 ,Accepted 20 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2009.10.002

Applied Nursing Research
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