The sedation of critically ill adults: Part 1: Assessment

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 107, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 40-48

  Pun, Brenda T ^a,b   Dunn, Jan ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ICU Delirium and Cognitive Impairment Study Group   (United States)

^c SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; DELIRIUM; DRUG MONITORING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

DELIRIUM; DRUG MONITORING; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 34347357723     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000279265.66906.2f     Document Type: Article

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