Don't Automatically "Check the Box" on Admission for a Sleep Med
May 2015
Patients being discharged on sleep meds are raising concerns.
At least one-quarter of hospitalized patients get a sedative to help with sleep.
But we know that sedative use is linked to delirium and falls...especially in the elderly.
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