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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2020 Aug 3;42(1):112–126. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1710572

Table 1.

Primary delirium prevention principles

Primary delirium prevention principles

  • Repeated reorientation

  • Provisions of cognitively stimulating activities multiple times a day

  • A sleep protocol

  • Early mobilization

  • Timely removal of catheters and physical restraints

  • Use of eye glasses, magnifying lenses, hearing aids, and earwax disimpaction

  • Correction of dehydration

  • Use of a scheduled pain management protocol

  • Minimization of unnecessary noise and tactile stimuli