Pain, agitation and delirium assessment and management in a community medical-surgical ICU: results from a prospective observational study and nurse survey.

Ramez MaximousFranziska MillerCarolyn TanMercedes CamargoKatie RossCarl MarshallPriscilla YungDimitra FlemingMadelyn LawJennifer L Y Tsang

Published in: BMJ open quality (2018)

Delirium assessment was not routinely performed. This is partly explained by the discomfort nurses felt towards conducting delirium assessment. Our results suggested that improvement in nurse comfort with delirium assessment and management is needed in the community MSICU setting.

Keyphrases

healthcare
cardiac surgery
mental health
primary care
intensive care unit
chronic pain
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
mechanical ventilation