Investigating nurses' perceptions of their role in managing sedation in intensive care: An exploratory study

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 338-345

  Walker, Nikki ^a   Gillen, Patricia ^b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intensive care; Mechanical ventilation; Nurses; Sedation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; COOPERATION; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; DRUG MONITORING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; TIME MANAGEMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33751269947     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2006.03.008     Document Type: Article

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