CRS — Confusion Rating Scale

1988

A brief nurse-rated scale for monitoring confusion in hospitalised older people, used particularly around hip surgery.

Monitoring / repeated screeningSingle validation study

Foundational nurse-rated confusion scale; descriptive study comparing testing with observation.

Full nameConfusion Rating Scale

Also known asCRS

PurposeMonitoring / repeated screening

PopulationAdult

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Administrationvariable

EvidenceSingle validation study

Reference typeOriginal validation study

ReferenceWilliams MA, Ward SE, Campbell EB. Confusion: testing versus observation. J Gerontol Nurs. 1988;14(1):25-30. PMID 3335761

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