Impact of a nurse engagement intervention on pain, agitation and delirium assessment in a community intensive care unit.

Carolyn M TanMercedes CamargoFranziska MillerKatie RossRamez MaximousPriscilla YungCarl MarshallDimitra FlemingMadelyn LawJennifer L Y Tsang

Published in: BMJ open quality (2019)

The implementation of a multifaceted nurse engagement intervention has the potential to improve rates of PAD assessment in community ICUs. Screening rates in our ICU remain suboptimal despite these improvements. We plan to implement multidisciplinary interventions targeting physicians, nurses and families to close the observed care gap.

Keyphrases

healthcare
intensive care unit
primary care
mental health
randomized controlled trial
quality improvement
social media
mechanical ventilation
pain management
chronic pain
palliative care
physical activity
drug delivery
acute respiratory distress syndrome
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation