Experiences of intensive care nurses assessing sedation/agitation in critically ill patients. Nursing in critical care, vol. 13(4), 2008. [journal article]
Weir, S. and O'Neill, A.
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Patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) will more often than not require sedative and analgesic drugs to enable them to tolerate the invasive procedures and therapies caused as a result of their underlying condition and/or necessary medical interventions. This article reports a study exploring the perceptions and experiences of intensive care nurses using a sedation/agitation scoring (SAS) tool to assess and manage sedation and agitation amongst critically ill patients.
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