Staff perceptions on the use of a sedation protocol in the intensive care setting

Australian Critical Care

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 151-159

  Rose, R Louise ^a,b   Bucknall, Tracey ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DRUG MONITORING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; VICTORIA;

EID: 34248658836     PISSN: 10367314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1036-7314(04)80020-1     Document Type: Article

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