Experiences of intensive care nurses assessing sedation/agitation in critically ill patients

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 185-194

  Weir, Stephanie ^a   O’neill, Anna ^b  

^a CROSSHOUSE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agitation; Scoring tool and ICU; Sedation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; DRUG MONITORING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESTLESSNESS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG MONITORING; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 49849106803     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-5153.2008.00282.x     Document Type: Article

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