The sedation of critically ill adults: Part 2: Management

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 107, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 40-49

  Pun, Brenda T ^a,b,c   Dunn, Jan ^d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ICU Delirium ^*  (United States)

^c Cognitive Impairment Study Group ^*  (United States)

^d SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALGORITHM; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DECISION TREE; DELIRIUM; DRUG MONITORING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESTLESSNESS; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; ANXIETY; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; CRITICAL CARE; DECISION TREES; DELIRIUM; DRUG MONITORING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34547559786     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000282293.72946.1f     Document Type: Article

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